How Can Jesus Help Me with Lust and Relationships?

Bible, Women & Bathrobes

Summary

Tamara, Bonnie and Jen Wright explore Matthew 5:27-32 starting with the complexities of adultery and lust in the Sermon on the Mount mentioning both polyamory and pornography. They emphasize recognizing the root causes of these issues in our hearts and minds, and the potential consequences of acting on them. It is important to recognize our thoughts can come from ourselves, from God and from the adversary and to cast out bad thoughts. Later, they discuss the importance of approaching marriage and relationships with compassion and forgiveness, prioritizing God in these unions, and relying on Him for guidance in navigating challenges. They also talked about how it is important to put God first in all relationships and to see people truthfully and treat them with compassion.

Takeaways

• From Bonnie: "When we put God in our relationship, when we are yoked with him, right, and we make that ... marriage covenant with our spouse, and with the Lord, we don't need to look outside of our relationship. . . it always comes back to Jesus, and being filled and being edified and sanctified and magnified, and cleansed and healed and all those things by Him."
• From Jen: "As we practice becoming more like [Jesus], our intent will also align with His, which is to save and redeem, and to love and protect and be creative with others."
• From Tamara: "I love Bonnie what you shared about casting out, especially those emotions that are without our normal range of emotions, casting Satan out, remembering that he is the enemy, and that we can do that in the name of Jesus Christ, cast them out, cast out those emotions cast out those thoughts as they start."

Podcast Hosts & Guests

Tamara K. Anderson

Tamara, founder of Women Warriors of Light, is a dynamic speaker, award winning author, and a podcaster. She is driven by her Christian faith to inspire faith in Jesus Christ. Alongside her husband, Justin, she navigates the joys and challenges of parenting four children with autism, ADHD, and mental health hurdles. You can find out more about Tamara on her website: https://www.tamarakanderson.com/

Bonnie Randall

Bonnie Randall is a wife, mother, trainer, speaker, actress, copywriter, heart centered life coach and has also been a business and marketing consultant for over 20 years. Her real passion is to help people grow as individuals and teach them how to resolve limiting beliefs. Bonnie enjoys teaching about mental health, abuse prevention and recovery classes. She runs a trauma recovery support group and YouTube channel called, Come Off Conqueror, which helps survivors of abuse find Christ centered healing. Find out more at: https://www.youtube.com/@comeoffconqueror

Jennifer Wright

Jen is a member of our Women Warriors of Light Advisory Board. She is a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist and an Administrator for a non-profit. Although busy pursuing her graduate work in Public Administration, she still finds time to mother and help the youth in her area learn to love and understand the scriptures.

Transcript

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https://www.womenwarriorsoflight.com/blog/How-Can-Jesus-Help-Me-with-Lust-and-Relationships