Saturday, November 19, 2005

fr LOST to LUST to "Am i good enough?"

not even a hint by Joshua Harris is a pretty good n easy read... (check out pic on the sidebar screen under the "now reading" channel)

a little bit from what i have read from"Not even a hint":
Lust: craving sexually what God has forbidden

To lust is to want what you don’t have and weren’t meant to have. Lust goes beyond attraction, an appreciation of beauty, or even a healthy desire for sex – it makes these desires more important than God. Lust wants to go outside God’s guidelines to find satisfaction.

John Piper, Future Grace
Lust is a sexual desire minus honour and holiness...
We must fight fire with fire. The fire of lust’s pleasures must be fought with the fire of God’s pleasures. If we try to fight the fire of lust with prohibitions and threats alone – even the terrible warnings of Jesus – we will fail. We must fight it with the massive promise of superior happiness. We must swallow up the little flicker of lust’s pleasure in the conflagration of holy satisfaction.

y i blog this?? cos reading the book now lor... n of course... saddened by my guys... hiaz... how to disciple them?!

juz finished a good evangelistic book called "am i good enough?" by Andy Stanley (c pic on book in side bar) good short, small handy size book. 4 busy christians who want to get some tips on sharing Christ (good info n line of thot to use) or for ur busy pre-believing frens... juz 2 hours... the author say so himself... u can do it in less. wat caught my attention was not juz the title n contents but dat this book has 2 covers...! one for the younger gen y peeps (cover pic is a cool blue elevator "up" button with tag phrase - 'preparing for life's final exam' n inside cool layout n print n inferences to younger stuff, e.g "The O.C"), the other for the more mature reader (black, cover pic of a stack of poker cards, n title - "since nobody's perfect... How good is good enough?" n inferences to golf, work etc...) cool huh? bought 1 each!! to give away!! can borrow if u want... God, pls help me give it to someone who is asking the same question n really needs 2 noe e right answer...! checked Amazon.. turns out Andy Stanley has written quite a number of books... quite good ones too... hmm... interesting.

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