Love vs. Lust
Remember the old U2 song, "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"? One of my favorites from my old college days. While I enjoy the song, this principle in life is a dangerous one to have.
Are we looking for what God has to offer us or what the world has to offer us? "His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust" (2 Peter 1:3-4).
If we find ourselves desiring more something that is material or some idea or fantasy that brings "happiness" outside of God's will, the warning light on the dashboard of our heart should be shining. "Do not love the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him" (1 John 2:15). The authors of The Love Dare remind us that "lust is the best this world has to offer, but love offers you the best life in the world."
Today's Dare is to identify every object of lust in our lives and remove it today! Single out every life you've swallowed in pursuing forbidden pleasure and reject it. We cannot allow lust to exist in any secret closet of our lives. It must be removed from our lives and replaced with the promises of God. Allow His will to become the desires of your heart.
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