Leaving Lust Vegas | P. Jason Lozano

<p>Leaving Lust Vegas<br/><br/>2 Tim 2:19-22 “All who belong to the Lord must turn away from Sin.” In a wealthy home some utensils are made of gold and silver, and some are made of wood and clay. The expensive utensils are used for special occasions, and the cheap ones are for everyday use. If you keep yourself<br/>pure, you will be a special utensil for honorable use. Your life will be clean, and you will be ready for the Master to use you for every good work. Run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts. Instead, pursue righteous living, faithfulness, love, and peace. Enjoy the relationships of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts<br/><br/>1. Yielding to Lust Becomes a Blessing Blocker<br/><br/>Gal 5:17 (NLT) The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions<br/><br/>● Lust – a strong desire and intense craving for something<br/>● Lust is not bad it’s actually a good thing if it’s for God&apos;s will<br/>● Gratifying the sensual cravings, desiring the forbidden, Longing for evil, coveting what belongs to another, striving for things, persons, or experiences contrary to the will of God<br/><br/>Gal 5:18-25 When you follow the desires (lust) of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other<br/>sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life (will not inherit the Kingdom of God.) But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to