Tip of The Ice Berg (Part III )

Let me end with this:
1 Corinthians 6:18 calls us to:
"Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body"

Therefore, whether it is lust, fantasizing, masturbation or fornication: sin crouches at the door, beginning with just a thought.

So before you run along with the thought, take a second and breathe. Jesus faced temptation, and battled tempation with scripture; you can too. Infact, you NEED to if you're really serious about winning this battle over fleshly desires.

You CAN do all things through Christ who strengthens you. He lives in YOU after all and

2 Corinthians 12:9 says:

My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness


How will you know that you are ready for LOVE?

Love cannot possibly come from lust since we have already established lust is selfish.

Love is selfless...as Christ showed us.

1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud

So...

--> When you would do anything for that person (including laying down your life as Christ did for us), you know you're ready

--> When you're willing to be patient with their antics or immaturity or kind enough to show them compassion or sympathy regardless of them hurting you, you know you're ready.

--> When you see them with someone else and the first thing you do is compliment them on a good choice, you know you're ready. #killjealousy

--> When you have gone beyond lusting,fantasizing over the best case scenarios with a person and you allow yourself to just be in the moment with that person.

You will know because it will not matter whether they are with you, or around you, or whether you will never see them again.

    Be content with where you are in your relationship with that person and take note of what it has taken for you to get to that point (hint: being yourself)

Most importantly; trust in God.

HE is the ORIGINAL and TRUEST author of love-stories.

And once you are content and submissive to the will of God, whether it works out for you or not, room for true love to blossom and grow between the both of you (or who God has in store for you) will be created.