Men of Iron Podcast

The Four Man-Killers: Part 3 Overcoming Lust | EP. 201

“What are you desiring in your heart, what are you pursuing with your thoughts? That’s what lust is, it starts in your mind.” – Justin Watkins

This week we continue our series on “The Four Man-Killers” that will knock men off their adventure to know God and their purpose. Week 2 we talked about Overcoming Apathy, this week we talk about Lust. This easily could be the #1 man-killer on the list, but often the least talked about. Lust is NOT just pornography, but here are some major stats on pornography: 12% of all the internet sites are porn sites, 90% of kids ages 8-16 have viewed porn, 70% of men ages 18-34 visit a porn site each month. Why is lust such a trap and temptation for us men? What are you desiring in your heart, what are you pursuing with your thoughts. That’s what lust is, it starts in your mind.

What are the reasons men don’t experience freedom in this area?

• #1 – We don’t talk about it, we do it alone
• #2 – It is a mental illness/addiction for many
• #3 – Focus only on behavior modification vs. deeper causes of mental/social/spiritual issues that we’re masking 

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SHOW NOTES:

• Overcoming lust
• This easily could be the #1 man-killer on the list, but often the least talked about
• Lust is NOT just pornography
• Here are some major stats on pornography:
  • 12% of all the internet sites are porn sites
  • 90% of kids ages 8-16 have viewed porn
  • 70% of men ages 18-34 visit a porn site each month 
  • 1 in 6 women struggle with porn addiction 
  • 25% of search engine requests are for porn
  • 50% of pastors regularly look at porn  
  • Americans spend $10-14B on porn each year, the same as the gov spends on foreign aid Every second 28,258 people view porn – and every minute $184,500 is spent  
• Why is lust such a trap and temptation for us men?
• What are the consequences to this trap?
  • Relationships
  • Shame
  • Time
  • Spiritual
• Matthew 5:27: “You have heart that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery. But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole bod to be thrown into hell. And if your right causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell
• Lust is NOT just the extreme, like committing adultery
• What are you desiring in your heart, what are you pursuing with your thoughts? That’s what lust is, it starts in your mind
• It comes back to the seeds that you plant, you can plant good seeds or bad seeds
• If we allow the seeds of lust to fall into our minds, they will grow
• Lust causes you to look at a women in a way that you shouldn’t be looking at them
• Porn affects how you view and interact with people around you
• Lust can ruin a whole lot
• What are the reasons men don’t experience freedom in this area?
  • We don’t talk about it, we do it alone
  • It is a mental illness/addiction for many – and remnants of that draw present à Creates neuron connections and ruts in brain and is a chemical addiction,
  • Focus only on behavior modification vs. deeper causes of mental/social/spiritual issues that we’re masking 
•  Resources to pursue:
  • Fightthenewdrug.org – non religious perspective but talks about chemical/physiological
  • Live Free Community and XXX Church – fighting sexual addiction through mental health and community
  • Conquer Series/Pure Groups 
• If you need some accountability in your life check out our Strong27™ mentorships, visit menofiron.org/thesummit.
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