Lust

[AnnieLupin4Jesus]

Can someone please define lust for me? Like is looking at a guy and thinking "Oh, he's good looking!" like in an attractive way but not thinking about sex lusting? I'm just confused!

 

[chilibowl]

Lust 1) Intensive sexual desire. 2) Intensive longing. That's according to Mr. Webster

What you described is not technically lust, but it's a good start. If you keep trying you'll have lustful thoughts before you know it! The evil one doesn't have us blatantly sin out right the first time. he starts us off with tempting us with a technicality like this one and once that seed in planted it grows just like the "gospel" seed jesus speaks of.. So be careful christian your carrying a Hot sin on thin Ice.


GLGB

 

[lingjanet]

Lust is more on negative thinking and dirty minded. like having sex and thinking of having sex with some one...
but if you are thinking of "wah this guy are good looking..!!' i don't think this will consider as lust

 

[Macca]

Can someone please define lust for me? Like is looking at a guy and thinking "Oh, he's good looking!" like in an attractive way but not thinking about sex lusting? I'm just confused!

Everyone can/does have thoughts like that that can lead to problems; it is only when you let them flow through your mind and tinker with them in you imagination that sin will come.
Thinking that a guy/girl is good looking isn't a worry, it's when you think "lustful thoughts about you and him/her.
Macca.

 

[TheListener]

Lust is the strong desire / envy for an object we shouldn't have. (ie another mans wife/husband)

 

[IKTCA]

Dear Sister Annie,

The fact that you do not know lust tells me you have a pure heart. Preserve it pure for

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. (Matt 5:8)

The words of God will guard your heart pure and blameless.

Brother Rupert

 

[Sketcher]

Nothing's wrong with being attracted to the opposite sex, liking what you see. It's just when sin hijacks that God-given desire and you start thinking stuff like "I'd hit that," and fantisizing when it becomes a problem. You can say and think "he is handsome" or "she is beautiful" without crossing into sin, that is not lust. For example, I can acknowledge and believe that a friend has a beautiful wife. But when I go beyond that into fantasy, mental undressing, etc, that is definitely wrong.

 

[asjs1206]

I would define lust as an intense desire of sexual nature or a desire to have something to the point that is all you care and think about-when you are totally focused on a person or object...I think people can even lust after food....Its a hard thing to deal with and we have all been tempted by lust at one point or another.

In fact in 1 john it talks about the lust of the flesh...hope that helps

 

[JesusFreak2133]

all the definitions here are right on the ball. i'd just like to add that there's nothing wrong with looking at someone and thinking they're attractive, or even deciding wut about them is attractive. the main thing i try to do, which helps alot, is after u've thought "wow, he's hot", then push it out of ur head. even tho there's nothing wrong with noting wut about the guy is hot, it can lead to very dangerous thoughts, very quickly, and so i don't advise it. all u really have to do is not dwell on the topic. i dunno about u, but it is extremely difficult in my school to avoid being tempted, so i've learned that there's nothing wrong with being tempted, just so long as u don't give in. God bless, i hope that helps.

 

[vinc]

Simple Admiration :- Looking at the opposite sex whom we may come across suddenly and having a simple admiration for them is not Lust. Admiration for opposite sex is natural. Physical chemistry cannot be denied. Opposite poles attract. If we do not have admiration for the opposite sex then probably we may not be interested in marrying one of them.

Lust is of 2 types - Lust of the Eyes and Lust of the Flesh as mentioned in the Bible in 1 John 2:16.

Lust of the Eyes :- Some people have the frequent habit of always looking at the opposite sex in order to admire their physical beauty. This habit could be called Lust of Eyes. I had this habit in my pre-born-again days a lot and had to work harder to discipline myself in this area. Indulging in watching porn-movies, porn-websites and porn-magazines can be termed as Lust of the Eyes.

Lust of the Flesh :- When you harbour sexual intercourse thoughts on the opposite sex then it becomes Lustful thoughts. And when such Lustful thoughts increase more and more within our thoughts then we are in danger of committing sexual sins (which is called Lust of Flesh). This is explained in James 1:14. Even indulging in all kinds of sexual sins is called Lust of the Flesh.

That is why we have to keep a constant check on our thought life and reject the lustful or evil thoughts at the thought-stage itself.

A Man of God said, "Lustful thoughts are like birds flying on the sky above us. They come and fly by and go away. But, they should not be allowed to form a nest on our heads".

This is a constant battle for a christian (including me too) as mentioned in Galatians 5:17. Evil or lustful thoughts come and one has to reject them at the thought-stage itself in order to remain pure. Sometimes s(he) may harbour such thoughts for a short period of time before they are confessed, repented for and rejected.

The more we indulge in these 2 Lusts in our childhood and youth, the more harder it becomes to discipline ourselves in order to overcome them.

Therefore we are advised to "Flee from youthful lusts" in 2 Timothy 2:22.

A constant disciplining of our eyes, thoughts and desires can help us to overcome them over a period of time. The Baptism of the Holy Spirit and being rooted and grounded in the Word of God can help us in this area.

This is my honest personal opinion.

 

[DawnTillery]

To me, people have thoughts - which cant be helped, but to me lust is when you dwell on that thought and on further.

 

[Onesimus85]

Can someone please define lust for me? Like is looking at a guy and thinking "Oh, he's good looking!" like in an attractive way but not thinking about sex lusting? I'm just confused!

I have dealt with this problem a good deal, and I think we can all say that we have.

I agree about dwelling on the thought. It is ok to appreciate the beauty of God's most magnificent creation, humans, but we must remember that sex is also something that is to be viewed as beautiful inside of marriage. By telling a young woman that I think her hair looks nice is not lusting, it is appreciating her beauty and complimenting her. However, if I looked at her and began to undress her with my eyes that is lusting. It is a fine line though. I know that when I see a girl dressed to go to a club that I have to turn away, because I will think those thoughts. If I choose to dwell on them I have lusted, but by turning away I have chosen to not only not physically see it but I have also made an effort with mind and body to not lust.

It's good that you asked about lust early on. I didn't start addressing the problem until I was like 18 and that really hurt my walk with the Lord. Keep the faith!