
Daily Devotion
21 April
“But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” MATTHEW 5:28
Lascivious eyes are stained windows of a defiled soul
Pornography is a vice. It is a closet addiction. It is a work of the flesh (Gal 5:19-21) trying to ensnare and capture you in its clutches. Lascivious is an evil eye that lusts after this wickedness (Mark 7:22; Gal 5:19; 1 Pet 4:3). A hardness of the heart will also breed this wayward habit (Eph 4:17-19). If you are ever ensnared, you need to follow these ten steps to recover from pornography:
1. Be transparent and acknowledge that this addiction exists in you (Prov 28:13).
2. Be humble and recognize that what you are doing is fully wrong in God’s sight (1 John 2:16).
3. Stop finding excuses or blaming others for your lustful desire (Rom 1:20-29)
4. Be accountable and transparent, reporting it to a spiritual authority (James 5:16)
5. Be courageous to fact the issue and take full responsibility to resolve the dilemma (Ps 32:5)
6. Embark on a journey of studying and meditating on the scriptures concerning sexual purity (James 1:21).
7. Immediately dispose of any pornography material in your possession. Abstain from internet addiction. (Deut 7:26)
8. Learn to be ever vigilant and to flee from sexual temptation at first sight (Prov 5:5-8; 2 Tim 2:22)
9. Regulate your desires with bouts of fasting and praying so as to gain spiritual strength to work through the arduous, rehabilitative process of crucifying your flesh (Rom 8:13)
10. Maintain daily vigilance as a watchman and shun away from every form of evil (1 Thess 5:22)
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「只是我告訴你們,凡看見婦女就動淫念的,這人心裏已經與她犯姦淫了。」
-(馬太福音五章28節)
好色之眼
是淫穢靈魂的污濁之窗
瀏覽色情畫面成癖是一種罪惡,此乃肉體試圖用魔爪攫取你的一大陷阱(參考加拉太書五章19-21節)。放縱情慾的眼目乃是貪求淫蕩的惡眼(參考馬可福音七章22節;加拉太書五章19節;彼得前書四章3節);一顆剛硬的心也會養成這種惡習(參考以弗所書四章17-19節)。如果你正落在色情的網羅裡,你需要按照以下十個步驟救自己掙脫魔掌:
1. 坦承自己確實有此不良癖好(參考箴言二十八章13節)。
2. 謙卑下來承認自己犯了神眼中的大錯(參考約翰一書一章16節)。
3. 停止為自己肉體的情慾找藉口,或是怪罪到別人頭上(參考羅馬書一章20-29節)。
4. 向一位有屬靈權柄的領袖承認自己的罪行,並為自己的行為公開透明地對他負責(參考雅各書五章16節)。
5. 勇敢面對問題,對掙脫此一困境負起全部的責任(參考詩篇三十二篇5節)
6. 開始研讀與默想關於貞潔(在性方面保持純潔)的所有經文(參考雅各書一章21節)
7. 立即丟棄你所有的色情物品,並避免網路成癮(參考申命記七章26節)。
8. 提高警覺,學會在第一時間逃避性方面的試探(參考箴言五章5-8節;提摩太後書二章22節)。
9. 藉由一次又一次的禁食與禱告來節制你的慾望,在艱辛的康復過程中,靠著聖靈的力量釘死肉體的惡行(參考羅馬書八章13節)。
10. 如同守望者那般天天保持儆醒,遠離各樣的惡事(參考帖撒羅尼迦前書五章22節)。
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