Overcoming lust

IOI CHRISTIAN MORNING MEAL

TOPIC: OVERCOMING LUST

...CONTINUE FROM LAST TIME.

If you must overcome lust this are part of the step to take.

3. Run With
“. . . along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.”

We must not only run from lust and toward God’s vision for our lives, we must also run with our brothers and sisters with the same vision. We must all find companions for this stretch of the road, those who share our faith and convictions, those in the common struggle for holiness.

These friends should be those who “call on the Lord,” an expression for those who are saved (Acts 22:16; Romans 10:13). These are other men and women who have also cried out to God for the forgiveness of their sin from a “pure” (genuine) heart.

Running with others involves a certain level of intentionality. It is not enough to simply know others around us are on the same journey because they profess a Christian faith. We must have real running companions, those who actually help us flee youthful passions and pursue a Christlike heart.

James 5:16 and Hebrews 10:24-25 offer a structure of what this kind of accountability looks like.

Building a good accountability relationship takes time. There are benefits and blessings along the way, but the ripest fruit comes after a real friendship is built.

LET US PRAY
FATHER IN JESUS NAME, SEPARATE US FROM EVERY UNFRIENDLY FRIEND AND CONNECT US WITH RIGHT FRIEND TO RUN THE RACE OF THE KINGDOM IN JESUS NAME.

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Good morning friends