// March 12th, 2009 // No Comments » // My Life, My Thoughts
Something that seems to be happening to me lately…
Is it possible that we can slowly learn to forget the material things in life to the point that we see things completely different?
The bible says in James 1:14-15 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.”
As I believe I have often said, selfishness is the basis of every conflict with God. (I tend to avoid the use of the word “sin” at this point because almost no one understands it at all anymore.. and by objectifying it have completely missed the point of what God is trying to teach us.)
anyways… Lust is essentially selfishness. If you look at the effects of lust you pretty much cover the gamut of “bad things people do”
so what happens if you truly become a “New Creature” and God begins to teach you selflessness? can you actually lose your “Lust”?
This first happened for me when I was set free from the addiction to pornography… there was a time that if I looked at a woman I was pretty much lusting after her…and thus committing adultery in my heart. This idea was unbearable to me.. and a constant nagging condemnation that was almost impossible to escape. Once I begged for release and received it (details covered here) one of the first things that I noticed was that my mind was free from the lust that once consumed it… but push to push this even further… by allowing yourself to be transformed by the renewing of your mind could you learn to see people as God sees them? … neither male or female… but souls… precious beautiful souls struggling to survive like a fish out of water?
I believe that I am actually experiencing “a slow disassociation with the material… ” I believe that God is transforming me through the renewing of my mind… to see… spiritually.
We do not trust ourselves for good reason… we are naturally selfish and that manifests as wickedness. BUT! if we quit focusing on our sin and learn to be selfless we may find that vices that have plagued us for years become no more than fuzzy memories of childish passions.
It is ironic to me that once you release your grip on the material world that you actually realize how flimsy it is compared to actual “reality”
The real task is learning to let go… It is about as hard as convincing yourself to commit to taking a deep breath underwater… yeah… its that hard… and very similar in most respects… it is the death of your carnal desire… and it probably should have been done a long time ago anyways…
Jason the bald guy
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