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The major cause of premarital sex, whether it’s done willing or influenced, masturbation, pornography and the likes is as a result of the temptation many fail to overcome.
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Billy Graham, a renowned evangelist once said that “One of the toughest battle to overcome in life is the battle against sex, if you don’t conquer it, it’ll defeat you”. Have you won the battle?
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Sexual temptation comes in different forms to different people. Some are tempted by what they see, some through words, some through touches or intimate affection. And to some, it’s spiritual – reasons beyond the natural.
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What is sexual temptation? Literally, temptation is a pressure applied to your thinking which is designed to create wrong emotions which will eventually lead to wrong action. A lady that’s indecently or decently dressed is an object of temptation to a man that hasn’t overcome lust in his heart.
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Meanwhile, the genesis of all sexual temptation is a product of your lust. What you desire to do or a feeling which you desire to implement at that moment is what would tempt you into the act. You can’t be tempted into an act you don’t have a desire (feeling) for. Never!
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For instance, when you desire to know how premarital sex (or other sexual sins) feels like, the appearance of every opposite sex that comes your way will trigger the desire to have sex with in you. The touch, the call, the chat and so on will be geared towards committing the very act.
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The difference between Joseph and Samson is that Joseph had no desire for premarital sex but Samson had a desire for strange women. The flames of sexual temptation cannot be fanned in you when you don’t have a desire for the act.
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However, the major cause of sexual temptation can be defined as this: “Everyone is tempted by his own desires as they lure him away and trap him. Then when sexual desire becomes pregnant and gives birth to sin. When sin grows up, it gives birth to death” – (James 1:14-15, GW; emp. add).
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What are the cure for sexual temptation?
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Kill the desire before it destroys you. The moment you begin to nurse the desire to kiss, caress, indulge in premarital or extramarital sex, sex chat and so on, events around you would lure you into the act. Don’t ignite it otherwise it would get out of hand.
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And the accurate solution to sexual temptation is to destroy the root of lustful thought in your life which is rooted deep in your flesh. Those who are carnally driven cannot overcome sexual temptation because it’ll become a normal thing to them.
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And to destroy it is to come to the Man on the Cross. He has the power to deliver you to the uttermost when you believe, repent and confess your sins. Believe Jesus is able to deliver you. Repent of those act that you’ve embraced in the past. And be born again!
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Next, is to be disciplined. A man that lacks self-control will be controlled by what he fails to control. Becoming disciplined isn’t magical, it takes a process of time and you must cultivate the habit in you.
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Watch what you look at. The first look is not a sin but when you fix your gaze on it the second time, you’ll fall into it. Shun indecent touches and compliments that would come from the opposite sex. When you’re beautiful extends to your face is sexy, don’t take that as a compliment or blush over it. In addition, be careful of the words you utter or that’s said to you. Words have the power of creating a desire if it’s not rebuked.
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Finally but very important, renew your mind daily with His word. Everything we see around are registered in the heart. If you fail to renew your mind, just like servicing a car engine periodically, it’ll breakdown someday. Your heart must be renewed with God’s word every time and everyday.
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In closing, you can’t be conquered by sexual temptation if you haven’t lost the battle in your heart. Prayerfully destroy every stronghold of lust in your heart. Be born again, this gives you a new heart. Live a disciplined life and renew your mind with His word.
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© Mayowa Adeniyi 2016
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