I have problems wondering whether I'm dwelling too much on cuteness or that it's becoming lustful thoughts. Must people can say that a girl is cute or beautiful and not have lustful thoughts. I, on the other hand pervert these two things as lustful thoughts. Not necessarily sexual, but dwelling on their cuteness too much. I wish I didn't feel this way. Anybody else have the same problem, and how do you deal with it?
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Distinguishing between cute and lust
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We will be drawn to whatever we find attractive in any area of life. Thus, we will make some assessement absed on various criteria that have some appeal to us. In our society there is an idealised, socially conditioned 'attractiveness' that the body image and entainment industries promote. This is not necessarily impure thinking when the object of our appreciation is the opposite sex.
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It all starts with thoughts. You will have to control your thoughts. You have the power to determine what you will entertain in your mind. 2 Corinthians 10:5 talks about demolishing thoughts. Philippians 4:8 gives a prescription on what to think of. Proverbs 4:23 talks about guarding your heart. These scriptures only show that we have the power to determine what to think of and what to cast out of our mind. All we need to do is to develop the discipline of exercising that authority.
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