Everyone, whether they're willing to admit it or not, has a struggle with the spirit of lust. This particular wrestle isn't restricted to those who are unsaved, but it's also an issue for the believer in Christ (Galatians 5). People have different lusts for different things, but at the end of the day it's still Lust. The most popular object of lust in our society is sex. But people, once again, lust for different things. Some people lust for attention, some people lust for power, some people lust for control, some people lust for money, some people lust for fame, some people lust for companionship, some people lust for food...and the list goes on. But if you are a child of God and a believer in Christ, then we are commanded to crucify the flesh with the affections and lusts (Galatians 5). Settling for our lusts and growing complacent with them is a dangerous game spiritually. Reason being is that the spirit of lust can then translate into a Spirit of Envy.
We are entering a season of Promotion. God is ready to Promote His saints who have been faithful to Him and to that which He has called and appointed them to do. However, there are a group of saints and non-believers that, when this Divine Promotion transpires, are not going to be happy. As a matter of fact, they're going to be upset. Why? Because they will not be able to share in the fruits of promotion that those whom God is ready to reward and honor will receive. You can't fake Faithfulness; either you've been obedient to God or you haven't (Luke 6). For this reason, we are going to see a greater manifestation of the Spirit of Envy directed towards the saints (the faithful ones in particular). The key is not to fall victim to this Spirit of Envy. One of the ways we can avoid this is to understand The Connection Between Lust and Envy.
Lust is about having a desire for that which is going to please you and satisfy you, that ultimately takes you out of the Divine Will of God. God doesn't mind us having desires, but there's a problem when those desires represent self-indulgence and the violation of His Divine Will for our lives. However, a lot of times we don't always get our lusts fulfilled, and we never get personally fulfilled through the indulgence of our lusts. So at the end of the day, we're not satisfied. The scripture says in the 4th chapter of the Book of James that, "the spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy". A lot of times we think, when we're in pursuit of the indulgence and satisfaction of our lust, that we're not "hurting anybody". This is incorrect. It's all a satanic set-up. If you don't check your lusts at the door and allow the Holy Spirit to teach you how to crucify them, you will become a victim and proponent of the Spirit of Envy.
The reason why this is so significant is because the spirit that led the Pharisees and Sadducees to crucify Christ was the Spirit of Envy (Matthew 27). In other words, it's an Anti-Christ spirit. When the New Season that God is birthing in the earth is manifested, if you haven't learned to deal appropriately with your lusts, you'll find yourself perpetrating a spirit of envy and nurturing in your being an Anti-Christ Spirit. We don't have to go this route if we can be aggressive now in resolving The Connection Between Lust and Envy.
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