“Lust is not the result of an overactive sex drive; it is not a biological phenomenon or the by-product of our glands. If it were, then it could be satisfied with a sexual experience, like a glass of water quenches thirst or a good meal satisfies appetite. But the more we attempt to appease our lust, the more demanding it becomes. There is simply not enough erotica in the world to satisfy lust’s insatiable appetite. When we deny our lustful obsessions, we are not repressing a legitimate drive. We are putting to death an aberration (a deviation). Lust is to the gift of sex what cancer is to a normal cell. Therefore, we deny it, not in order to become sexless saints, but in order to be fully alive to God, which includes the full and uninhibited expression of our sexual being within the God-given context of marriage.” Richard Exley
Dear church, the Lord is not trying to keep you from the gift of sexual relations. He is just commanding us to wait for the “gift” to arrive from Him in the form of a committed love relationship within the guardrails of His word. All other forms of sex will leave you enslaved, heartbroken, outside of the blessing of God and never experiencing the full joy of a God given gift that He has created just for you! Today turn from the lusts of your heart and turn to Jesus who was tempted in all ways yet was without sin. He can sympathize with your weakness and will give you strength and peace as you follow Him, not only to get the gift but mostly because you love Him! Pastor Mark