I know this will be most useful to a great many Christian men (and even women) out there who are struggling with this issue. No, I am not saying that I am a saint because the temptations come now and then to me as well. That said, if you have ever agonized over the fact that you can’t seem to stop looking, you are at least on the right foot where it comes to overcoming the addiction.
You might say that it’s not an addiction since you only give in to temptation and look once in awhile, but the fact remains that it’s a slippery slope whenever you give an inch to temptations. It’s like using a crowbar to prise open the top off a wooden box — the crack gets bigger inch by inch but sooner or later the top’s off.
What is clear from Jesus’ teaching is that keeping and growing the gift of purity and the righteousness that surpasses that of the Pharisees is a life-and-death battle. We are not passive. Jesus gives the decisive power, as John 15:5 says, “Apart from me you can do nothing.” But we experience that power in the willingness to engage in radical and persistent attacks on our own sinfulness. Jesus pronounced a blessing on “those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.” They are the ones who “shall be satisfied” (Matthew 5:6). Hunger and thirst are relentless. They never stop. They are signs of life. We will do almost anything in our power to satisfy hunger and thirst. That is how Jesus teaches us to pursue purity.
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