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There are few better tests for whether or not someone lives a life in submission to God than what he or she does with their sexuality. Sex is such a powerful and meaningful desire, that to give it up and obey God in that area is a true sign of worship. It is a true sign that someone is willing to say, “Not my will, but Thine be done.” And that beco

As we approach this statement let us first of all try to look at it in its relationship to the other Beatitudes. Clearly it follows on from what has gone before. There is an obvious logical connection between these different Beatitudes.

Jesus taught a kind of law of attention: “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”9 He is saying that anything you “treasure,” or pay attention to, your heart will run after—you will desire it. Understanding this principle will radically change your life.

Matthew 6:22 Jesus said, “If thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.”

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.

You will need to take some radical steps to shut off the supply lines of the bombarding messages of the world’s values. You cannot continue to fill your mind with messages that promote the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. If you do, you will forever see God’s commands as restrictions and unreasonable demands seeking t