Monday, June 6, 2011

Spiritual Antidote for Lust

""When we feel the pull toward the golden-haired woman, we must recognize that 'something deeper is at play' as Augustine said, 'Let my soul praise you for all these beauties, but let it not attach itself to them by the trap of love,'  the trap of addiction because we''ve taken our soul to her for validation.  

But there is an even deeper issue than our question.  What else is it we are seeking from the Woman with the Golden Hair?  What is that ache we are trying to assuage with her?  Mercy, comfort, beauty, ecstasy--—in a word, God.  I'm serious.  What we are looking for is God.

Notice that the struggle with pornography or masturbation is most difficult when you are lonely, or beat up, or longing for comfort in some way...but if this is the water you are truly thirsty for, then why do you remain thirsty after you''ve had a drink?  It's the wrong well.  We must reverse Adam''s choice; we must choose God over Eve.  We take our ache to Him.  For only in God will we find the healing for our wound."

"- John Eldredge

Quoted by Dr. Tom Wood in Graced Again (Church Multiplication Ministries)  http://www.gracedagain.com

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