Becoming Whole

Your Body Is Not the Enemy


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Battling sexual sin does not mean going to war against your body.

Your eyes, hands, feet, your genitals are not the enemy. The Enemy is the enemy.

Understanding God loves your body is key in your fight to becoming whole. At the most precious point in the creation story, God created the human body.

Your body is not the enemy.

Highlights:

Your body matters immensely to God. When God sees your body, He sees you.

Your body is not an accessory to who you are, it is a fundamental part of who you are.

You are a fusion of body and soul. This is at the core of what Christianity believes about human anthropology.

At the core of Christian theology is that God himself, who is spirit, became flesh. 

“The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.”   John 1:14

For those of you wrestling with sexual sin; you sin sexually with your body. We feel temptation in our bodies, it’s a physical experience. This can be confusing.

In the process, we can be tempted to blame our bodies, to vilify our bodies, to look down on our bodies. When we do that, we are more likely to want to leave our bodies behind.

At the pinnacle of creation, God created humankind in his image and in his likeness.

This is important to remember as we seek to be men and women of integrity, as we seek to take good care of our bodies, as we seek to steward well the physical aspect of who we are, and as we seek to love other people.

Homework:

AFTER FALLING INTO SIN:

Confess to the Lord and your allies.

Apologize to your body - “Eyes, you were made for God. You were made to see like God sees. And I just mistreated you, I’m sorry. Please forgive me.

Feet, you were made to pursue God and to move towards others in love and I used you to walk towards my computer, to carry me somewhere I shouldn’t have been. Please forgive me.

Genitals, you were not made for sexual immorality; you were made for the Lord.

Please forgive me.”

 

WHILE IN TEMPTATION:

“I’m feeling arousal, but I am made for the Lord. I am made for love not for lust. I’m going to pursue the Lord with my body.”

Ask yourself: What am I looking for?

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Free Resources to help you on your journey to Becoming Whole:

👉Men's Overcoming Lust & Temptation Devotional
👉Women 21-Day Prayer Journal & Devotional - (Women overcoming unwanted sexual Behavior)
👉Compass 21-Day Prayer Journal & Devotional - (Wives who are or have been impacted by partner betrayal)

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