Sullivan defines lust as “an isolating tendency, requiring no other person for its satisfaction. However too often in today’s world the lusts of our hearts are usually joined with someone having this same tendency and desire. Proverbs 5 does a wonderful job of describing what erotic lust outside of the confines of marriage brings as well as contrasts this damanation with what is available within the confines of marriage through and ordained by God. Too many times we choose the short cut, or desire the instant gratifciation of our time with out thinking of the dire consequences to our souls. We may try to mask our truest intentions or believe that we can commit sin in private but God sees and knows all. Proverbs also says in the 21 chapter and 17th verse that “He who loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will never be rich.
The self system is also especially interesting and is defined as a consistent pattern of behaviors that maintains people interpersonal security by protecting them from anxiety. Sullivan contends that as we grow we continually build a self image of ourselves. I wonder how close are our self images to the image God has for us? He sees our ‘position’ not our ‘condition’ and I thank Him for that. We can become so involved with the creation and maintenance of an air tight self system that we become guilty of a prideful heart. Not wanting any one to ever see your humanness, the very humanness God gave us in the first place. Proverbs 8:13 tells us “to fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behaviors and perverse speach. and finally Proverbs 16:18 tells us that “pride goeth before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall”. God made us all with the same dirt and breathed into us His same sweet holy spirit. Of course we have our humanness to contend with on a daily basis and who knows better than Jesus the temptations we face. Each day we just have to remember to thank Him for what He’s done and ask Him for our forgiveness when we fall.
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