Lesson #1 The Heart
The Heart is a physical organ but we also understand that the heart is the place where all our desires stem from.
When each person is tempted they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Unless they have been given the key to defeat desire. The key is the Cross. Understand when Jesus died, He did so to remove the guilt and consequences of sin. In the likeness of His death, as a model, as we bear our cross, we make a bold declaration. One that suggests, my life leading up to the cross was lived in sin and death, but as I surrender my life to God and become forgiven of my sins, the life I live now will be brought under the control of God.
Our desires were tainted by our evil nature because of sin. And because of sin, our desires can't be trusted. Our heart can be deceitful and blinding. Once tainted by evil desire, desire will lead or drag you away from all that is right, honest, and holy. Our hearts also have attachment issues. It's like a gravitational pull towards any thing to help it feel, feel certain desires.
Ephesians 4:18, They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.
Ephesians 4: 22, You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Taking a Stand is a simple declaration that says that I will no longer settle to live tand be controlled by my evil desires.
How can you if your desires are evil? Do they violate Gods law and instructions? Do they violate your conscience? Do they take from people, violating their wills?
You can consider this as the first day in class. Family class is in session.
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