Truly
Satisfied
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Title: Truly
Satisfied
Keywords: “comfort” “desire” “satisfaction” “security”
“strength”
Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help
you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation.
Passage: Psalm 73:25-26*
25. Whom have I in heaven but You? And
besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
26. My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the
strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Questions
1. What do you want most?
2. Will that thing that you want really
satisfy?
Practical help
We tend to have a lot of wants and
desires in life. Our hearts seem to be drawn toward those things that
in some way promise comfort or security. These might be material
things like houses or clothes or cars. They might also be nonmaterial
things such as power, recognition, acceptance or pleasure of some
kind. The problem is that these things can only deliver a temporary
satisfaction at best. Web porn fits into this category of
things.
Fortunately for us, we have a loving Father in
heaven who does meet all needs (and often our wants and desires, too)
in ways that truly satisfy in the deepest places of our hearts. He has
given us eternal comfort and security by grace through His Son, Jesus
Christ. As we grow in this truth, the temporary satisfaction that
these lesser things promise begins to lose its grip on our hearts. Our
desire for the eternal — for God Himself — intensifies.
Today, if you are assaulted by the temptation to
find comfort or security in pornography, remember that it will leave
you wanting more, but never truly satisfy your need. Only the Eternal
One can do that. May He be your strength. Trust Him to meet your need
today!
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*"Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®,
© Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971,
1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission."