Overcoming Sexual temptation

“For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world”.

--1 John 2:16

Behind every sex action there is a sex drive…a motivating force.

Behind every Sexual sin there is a sexual temptation.

Sexual temptation is caused by a sexual need.

And a sexual need creates a sexual desire.

And it is a sexual desire (which is lust) that leads to sexual enticement and temptation.

(Please you need to read James 1: 13-15 so you can get the real gist).

Sexual temptation is a natural as the air we breathe.

To say you wish that sexual temptation never come your way is like wishing for the eye to become a nose. Absolutely impossible!

As long as we are in this earth and in this sinful flesh, we will face and continue to face sexual temptations of different kinds, whether big or small, terrible or casual.

Remember, even Jesus Himself was tempted when he chooses to live in the human body.

**Sexual temptation is not a sin. It is only a vehicle that leads to sexual sin**

God did not say we will not be tempted, rather He said we must overcome temptations and live above them.

To overcome sexual temptation we must first understand its secret and how it operates.

Satan, the devil is the Father and source of all temptations—whether sexual or not.

When we know who our enemy is, it is very easy to wage war against him.

The devil has a secret.

This secret gives him the hedge to successfully carry out every form of sexual temptations on humans.

When we learn how he operates and where he is coming from we will overcome all his devices and tricks.

If you carefully learn this secret that I am revealing to you, you will gain real victory over the ‘sex god’ and all his temptations.

Here are three Needs Satan uses to tempt man into sexual immorality.

The knowledge of these needs will help you understand sexual temptation properly.

Need 1. The lust of the flesh:

This is the number need of man. This need is rooted in the human body. This need creates a desire to satisfy the flesh—which is the body.

One special food that satisfies the flesh more than anything else is sex.

The devil understands that sex is an irresistible need of the human body, and that is why tries all the time to present doorways through which man can fulfill this need.

Need 2: The lust of the eyes:

This is the second need of man. This need is rooted in the eyes. The human eyes graves for beauty, glory and good things. The eye is the doorway to the heart. Whatever the eyes found pleasure in the heart cooperates and tries to go after it. The eye and the heart work together.

Beauty is the true force behind every sexual charm, seduction and manipulation.

When a man is sexually captured or attracted by the beauty of a lady, it creates a sexual desire in his heart and this will drive him to fulfill that desire.

The devil understands that man is a natural slave to his eye and would strive to satisfy it at all cost, so he tries to offer opportunities for man to fulfill the need of the eye.

Need 3: The pride of Life:

This is the third need of man. The saying is true that ‘pride goes before a fall’. Satan himself was a victim of pride so he really knows how to operate with this weapon. I would like to point out that pride is more of a weapon than a need.

Humans were created to be personalities. There is a natural need in them to seek for achievement, records, honor, name and reputation.

It is the pride of life that makes man ready to do anything to fulfill this need. It is pride of life that makes a boy to rape a girl that has refuses his entire plea for sexual intercourse.

It is pride of life that makes ladies to commit abortion every day.

The devil has succeeded through pride of life to men to believe that they can also conquer through sex. And this has led to the invention of all kinds of performance-enhancing drugs to make men and women create a name for themselves in the sex world. Gush!

Even today, through pride of life, ladies are no longer proud to say or want to be virgins. The devil makes them believe that virginity is old fashion and a taboo for civilization.

The pride of life is really a weapon the devil using successfully against man.

Now you know where the devil is operating from.

So when he comes to you the next time with his tricks, you should be able to discern and judge which of the needs in you he his trying to play on.

Remember, understanding is the beginning of freedom.

To your freedom

Rufus Yamoah

Sex Morality Coach