How to Fight Lust

John Piper shares some helpful strategies for battling the sin of lust—an issue especially relevant in our sex-saturated culture. If you’re not familiar with his ANTHEM acronym, I suggest you memorize it. If you are, let this be a quick refresher. What I appreciate out Piper’s emphasis is his focus on truth and reality. Lust offers us a lie. It will not satisfy. The only thing that can truly satisfy is God!

A - Avoid temptation as much as is reasonably possible.

N - Say NO to every lustful thought within five seconds.

T - Turn your mind forcefully toward Christ as a superior satisfaction.

H - Hold the promises and pleasure of Christ firmly in your mind until they push out the other images and ideas.

E - Enjoy Jesus. Sin cannot keep its appeal when it is compared to the pleasure of knowing Christ.

M - Move into a useful activity away from idleness and other vulnerable behaviors.

Read the whole article at the Desiring God website.

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