Love Of Money Or Sexual Lust? Which Is More Difficult For A Believer To Overcome?

I used to seriously struggle with both issues before I repented and surrendered my life to God, but immediately I did, I noticed the love of money that used to lead me to steal and cheat others immediately died. The sudden change in my life was something that was remarkable and astounding. I never expected it to be so sudden because prior to that I was very covetous and materialistic at the time, and at the same time I was a men-pleaser, so I was eager to impress people and I didn't have much, so this combination of wrong tendencies led me to take things that did not belong to me.

But that completely changed once I repented that the same me that would be looking for any opportunity to cheat someone and collect excess change, even when people do not get their calculations correctly after conducting a transaction with me or unknowingly give me excess change, I would immediately bring it to their knowledge and refund their money where applicable.

It was that easy for me to overcome the love of money, but that of sexual lusts was on the contrary not that easy for me as it took much longer for me to get it under control. It came to a point that I was asking God to do the same thing He did for me with the love of money and covetousness in the respect of sexual lust. So it wasn't easy at all for me to overcome it, but thanks be to God that He's answered my prayer as I have been able to overcome both immoral tendencies not just one of them.

If my experience was anything to go by, the answer to the question would sexual lust because it took me much longer to overcome it. However it seemed a pastor begged to differ with what he said to me sometime in the late nineties or thereabout which was, "if there was one issue pastors have and have not overcome yet is the love of money. It's the one thing that bring problem between pastors".

And he said that after the person he started a church with reneged on the money sharing agreement they had beforehand, so he made that comment out of disappointment and a feeling of betrayal of trust. And the person in question that betrayed his trust was his friend and colleague who he had graduated together with from WOFBI not long before they started the church, which is the now arguably the biggest in Port Harcourt.

So if we choose to go by his comment, it was love of money that was more difficult to overcome of the two, so the love of money is really an issue not just among believers but also church leaders, even some of the most respected ones because this was coming from a pastor himself and the person who did this to him is now one of the most respected church leaders in Nigeria. So he should have known what he was talking about even though such an idea is often dismissed to be unfounded by some, but that shouldn't be surprising because even the Pharisees who had such an issue in those days did same when Jesus confronted them about it.

So love of money is indeed also a big issue believers struggle with alongside sexual lusts, but regardless of whichever of two was more difficult to overcome, the truth is that with God it is not impossible. And my life and those of several others is a testament to that Truth.

So whichever it is of the two you're presently struggling with as a believer even if it be the both of them, God is able to deliver you and help you to overcome them. But first you have to be sincere and admit that you have such an issue, and be willing to leave it, then you sincerely ask God to help you to overcome them.

He could help you overcome as fast as He helped me in the respect of love of money, or it could take more time as that of sexual lust. But regardless don't give up but keep praying and fasting where need be, until you get to the point where the inclinations of the spirit begin to supercede such cravings of the flesh such as the love of money and sexual lust.

Eventually you'd find out that your ways are no longer conformed to those inclinations of the flesh but those of the spirit, to prove that you've overcome them. So what you just need to do at that point is to maintain that level by continuing in those spiritual exercises that got you there.

Matthew 26:41 (KJV)

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

God bless.

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The Black man's love for Spirituality is the most difficult thing to overcome

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May your week be a beautiful as the lady below

Happy Sunday everyone

Lust connect us and a primal need to breed and the only consequences to it is unwanted breeding but the fact still remains -- we breed.

Money is just an object or tool to facilitate lust and also a measurement of power.

You can do without money because it's material and extenal but you can NEVER do without lust because, come to think of it -- it's internal and always an itch to scratch.


So, it's harder to overcome lust even your rich pastors and other religious leaders falls in that p ussy and d ick trap.

The fvck

Niggarr!!

If the pursuit of money will not bring sex, lots of people will not pursue it. So yea, sexual lust is far powerful than the love of money.

May you never become a sex or masturbation addict

For me I'd say LOVE OF MONEY alright

Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright ........
Dammnn....both are difficult though but since have been heeding to my grandfather's advice about women....have been able to avoid women
I remember my grandfather will always say to me son...

Although four things destroy a man easily....
Greed
Anger
Pride
And LUST TOWARDS THE OPPOSITE SEX (women)
but you see the last one son

I thought he was done then he called me again...son....
The body of a woman is like heaven to the eyes
Hell to the soul
And purgatory for the wallet

You might not have energy for sexual lust again but you see the love of money even in old age you will still be tossed to and fro by it.....

In all the love of God should be our utmost priority...

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. I love this verse.

Love of money Indeed..


With that you can satisfy your lust

Anytime,anyday, thrice on d weekend

Pic 2 is after the money rollls in from pic 1

Bro I love money more than anything. But the truth is, Devil owns money.

Sexual Lust

slawormiir:
Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright

are you well?

Those on puna side, can I see ur hands up

Sexual lust is very hard and bad . It brings shame

jesusjnr2020:
Love Of Money Or Sexual Lust? Which Is More Difficult For A Believer To Overcome?

I used to seriously struggle with both issues before I repented and surrendered my life to God, but immediately I did, I noticed the love of money that used to lead me to steal and cheat others immediately died. The sudden change in my life was something that was remarkable and astounding. I never expected it to be so sudden because prior to that I was very covetous and materialistic at the time, and at the same time I was a men-pleaser, so I was eager to impress people and I didn't have much, so this combination of wrong tendencies led me to take things that did not belong to me.

But that completely changed once I repented that the same me that would be looking for any opportunity to cheat someone and collect excess change, even when people do not get their calculations correctly after conducting a transaction with me or unknowingly give me excess change, I would immediately bring it to their knowledge and refund their money where applicable.

It was that easy for me to overcome the love of money, but that of sexual lusts was on the contrary not that easy for me as it took much longer for me to get it under control. It came to a point that I was asking God to do the same thing He did for me with the love of money and covetousness in the respect of sexual lust. So it wasn't easy at all for me to overcome it, but thanks be to God that He's answered my prayer as I have been able to overcome both immoral tendencies not just one of them.

If my experience was anything to go by, the answer to the question would sexual lust because it took me much longer to overcome it. However it seemed a pastor begged to differ with what he said to me sometime in the late nineties or thereabout which was, "if there was one issue pastors have and have not overcome yet is the love of money. It's the one thing that bring problem between pastors".

And he said that after the person he started a church with reneged on the money sharing agreement they had beforehand, so he made that comment out of disappointment and a feeling of betrayal of trust. And the person in question that betrayed his trust was his friend and colleague who he had graduated together with from WOFBI not long before they started the church, which is the now arguably the biggest in Port Harcourt.

So if we choose to go by his comment, it was love of money that was more difficult to overcome of the two, so the love of money is really an issue not just among believers but also church leaders, even some of the most respected ones because this was coming from a pastor himself and the person who did this to him is now one of the most respected church leaders in Nigeria. So he should have known what he was talking about even though such an idea is often dismissed to be unfounded by some, but that shouldn't be surprising because even the Pharisees who had such an issue in those days did same when Jesus confronted them about it.

So love of money is indeed also a big issue believers struggle with alongside sexual lusts, but regardless of whichever of two was more difficult to overcome, the truth is that with God it is not impossible. And my life and those of several others is a testament to that Truth.

So whichever it is of the two you're presently struggling with as a believer even if it be the both of them, God is able to deliver you and help you to overcome them. But first you have to be sincere and admit that you have such an issue, and be willing to leave it, then you sincerely ask God to help you to overcome th

God bless.

First this post is too long now

Both are NOT mutually Exclusive. . . .

MyVILLAGEpeople:
Bro I love money more than anything. But the truth is, Devil owns money.

Abegi Jor
Which devil owns money
So Abrahamic blessings is from the devil abi

Sheina:

First this post is too long now

Sorry about that but you may still take a thing or two from it.

Sexual lust of course...no debate on this.

They are both the same

But money is not easy to get that’s why most people can over come it, sexual lust on the other hand can be fueled even if you don’t have shi shi, that’s why it’s not easy to overcome.

Lust has been there since the creation of man hence it might be difficult to overcome.

SeXual lust of course. Why do you think people make money before?

Money is not even natural, but sexual craving is embedded in your DNA

Sheina:

Abegi Jor
Which devil owns money
So Abrahamic blessings is from the devil abi

Lool
Dat one na Bible days.. Many wealthy men today dine with the devil to get wealth.

roteblomen:
If the pursuit of money will not bring sex, lots of people will not pursue it. So yea, sexual lust is far powerful than the love of money.

The Love of money is the root of all evil
Sexual lust can't be stronger

Sheina:

Abegi Jor
Which devil owns money
So Abrahamic blessings is from the devil abi

Satan rules the world.

both of them are manifestation of the flesh (the works of the flesh described in Galatians 5:19 - 21), if you crucify the flesh you are completely free from the two so none is easier as both are the product of the flesh

MyVILLAGEpeople:


Lool
Dat one na Bible days.. Many wealthy men today dine with the devil to get wealth.

If you believe the stories of the blessings of the old and you debunk the possibility of it happening even now,then what sort of Christianity are you practicing?
If God is still the same today,yesterday and forever

hngs