Satan's number one weapon against men

  One of Satan’s deadliest traps against men is sexual lust. From the beginning, he has known that when a man loses control over his desires, he loses his strength, his focus, and eventually his purpose.

  Samson was a man chosen by God –filled with supernatural strength, destined to deliver Israel. Yet the Bible says, “it happened that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek” (Judges 16:4). That woman, Delilah, seduced Samson into revealing the source of his power and the method in which to have him overpowered and taken captive by the Philistines. That single affection became his downfall. The enemy didn’t attack him with swords, but with seduction. His strength wasn’t stolen in battle, but with seduction.

  King David, a man after God’s own heart, fell into the same snare. When he saw Bathsheba bathing, he desired what wasn’t his. (2 Samuel 11) That lust led to adultery, deceit, and murder. David sent for Bathsheba and lay with her while her husband was off in battle fighting. David had the husband of his mistress sent to the brutal front lines of war to be murdered to cover up his indiscretion. The child born from that sin died, and David’s house never knew peace again.

  Jesus warned, “Whoever looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart” (Matthew 5:28).

  Paul also said, “Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.  Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price, therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” (1 Corinthians 6:18-20). “I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.” (Galatians 5:16).

  Lust doesn’t announce itself loudly, it comes softly, with pleasure and flattery. But its end is destruction. Satan doesn’t need to destroy a man physically; he just needs to corrupt his purity, and the rest collapses naturally.

  Men, guard your hearts. Guard your eyes, Guard your thoughts.

  Self-control is not your weakness, it’s strength under discipline!

  Ask yourself:

 -What would I lose if I fall under this pressure? -What purpose will I abort if I trade purity for lust?

  Men…  Friends… Brothers… You are too valuable to fall for a cheap trap. Don’t let Satan steal your destiny with a moment of pleasure. Stay pure. Stay watchful. Stay strong in the Spirit!

  A prayer for you:

  Lord, help me keep my heart pure and my thoughts clean. Deliver me from every secret desire that leads me away from You. Give me the strength to resist temptation and the wisdom to flee from sin. Teach me to honor You with my body and my mind. Let my life reflect Your holiness and not the desires of the flesh. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

  If you have strayed away from Jesus, His arms are wide open! You can start fresh with Jesus today!

Ethan Pierce, Just a guy

Nashville TN