Lust is one of the most pervasive and destructive temptations we face, especially in today's hyper-sexualized culture. But God's Word provides clear guidance, hope, and power to overcome it. Whether you're struggling with pornography, impure thoughts, or sexual sin, the Bible offers truth, conviction, and freedom..

1. The Truth About Lust

• "But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart." (Matthew 5:28)
• "For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world." (1 John 2:16)
• "Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes." (Proverbs 6:25)
• "The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery... I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God." (Galatians 5:19-21)
• "I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman." (Job 31:1)

2. The Power of Confession

• "Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed." (James 5:16)
• "Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.' And you forgave the guilt of my sin." (Psalm 32:5)
• "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9)
• "Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me." (Psalm 51:10)
• "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." (Ezekiel 36:26)

3. Examining Your Heart

• "Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." (Psalm 139:23-24)
• "Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord." (Lamentations 3:40)
• "Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves." (2 Corinthians 13:5)
• "Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account." (Hebrews 4:13)
• "Test me, Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind." (Psalm 26:2)

4. Resisting Temptations

• "No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it." (1 Corinthians 10:13)
• "Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." (James 4:7)
• "Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart." (2 Timothy 2:22)
• "How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word." (Psalm 119:9)
• "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." (Proverbs 4:23)

5. Renewing Your Mind

• "Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." (Philippians 4:8)
• "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." (Romans 12:2)
• "Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things." (Colossians 3:2)
• "Be made new in the attitude of your minds." (Ephesians 4:23)
• "But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night." (Psalm 1:2)

6. Fleeing From Sin

• "Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body." (1 Corinthians 6:18)
• "She caught him by his cloak and said, 'Come to bed with me!' But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house." (Genesis 39:12)
• "Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart." (2 Timothy 2:22)
• "Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths." (Proverbs 7:25)
• "Reject every kind of evil." (1 Thessalonians 5:22)

7. God's Cleansing Power

• "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool." (Isaiah 1:18)
• "Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow." (Psalm 51:7)
• "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin." (1 John 1:7)
• "How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!" (Hebrews 9:14)
• "I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols." (Ezekiel 36:25)

8. Walking in Purity

• "It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God." (1 Thessalonians 4:3-5)
• "Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh." (Romans 13:14)
• "Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry." (Colossians 3:5)
• "Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul." (1 Peter 2:11)
• "Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires." (Galatians 5:24)

9. Victory In Christ

• "For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace." (Romans 6:14)
• "But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Corinthians 15:57)
• "But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ's triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere." (2 Corinthians 2:14)
• "For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith." (1 John 5:4)
• "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us." (Romans 8:37)

10. Freedom & Restoration

• "So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." (John 8:36)
• "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" (2 Corinthians 5:17)
• "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery." (Galatians 5:1)
• "As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us." (Psalm 103:12)
• "I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more." (Isaiah 43:25)