lust at first sight..

Part VII of the “I Love–lust you” series..

Team KGKL Joshua De Gracia – Summer Nakamura

“When I saw her, it was simply love at first sight”…*sigh

Get over it. It was  more like “lust at first sight.”

Lust is perhaps one of the biggest sins that our generation struggles with today. How does one define lust? One definition is a strong sexual desire or appetite.  It also means to  obtain something that you don’t have and weren’t meant to. It is more than a want, feeling or temptation and focuses on taking the “desire” and make it more important than God. People all over the world struggle with not only lust but sexual impurity and there are numerous testimonies from both men and women in which small compromises lead to regret and heartbreak.

Ephesians 4:19

^“Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more.”

Lust can never be satisfied. As soon as the object of lust is attained, it craves something more. People that don’t have the discipline to stop become trapped in a never ending pursuit of wrong desires, always reaching for something that can not be quenched.

Back to “love at first sight.” When you actually look (check out) someone for the first time and think you are suddenly in love, guess what, you’re not. (Lemme talk to the men) Honestly, what are you guys thinking, looking at, feeling when you get that feeling. Are you thinking, “gosh, she’s a hot tamale because of her sparkling personality?”  “I think I’m in love because she loves Jesus.” NO!!! You guys aren’t thinking any of this.  Lustful thoughts have penetrated your head and you can’t think anything about how good different parts on her body may look to you. C’mon guys, just admit it. See a girl walking down the street that just so happens to catch your eye, your immediate response runs a long the lines of “dang, she’s hot” and not “that girl must love Jesus.” True story..

Rather than falling in love with that person’s heart, you are falling in love with that person’s flesh hence “lust at first sight.” We lust at their physical appearance and fantasize what it would be like to make out, have sex, whatever goes through your mind with them. At this point, we feel and give way to emotions and hormones rather than with our heart. Give the devil an inch and he’ll take a mile.

Matthew 5:28

“But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”

If God is love, then love must be patient. Therefore, love waits. Next time you look at a man/woman that may catch your eye, remember to watch,  catch and kick out those lustful intentions.

Next, we will be talking and addressing different “lust triggers.”

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