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Conquering Lust Lust makes us think that having some person we don't presently have would make us happier. Often that person is simply a figment of our imagination. Even if the person is real, we often attach character traits to him or her that are not real. Usually our lust focuses on sexual involvement. We imagine someone who is terribly fond of us and who prefers our presence and intimacy over anyone else's. We imagine that if we had such a person to hold in our arms, it would be exciting and wonderfully fulfilling. This is a terrible deception, for we forget or ignore the devastating consequences of living out our imaginations. Sensual imaginations reveal our selfish desire for stimulation. Unchecked, sensual stimulation actually increases the desire. We see this exhibited in several ways. For example, one of the primary reasons people smoke or consume alcohol or drugs is to stimulate their physical senses. As a person continues in this selfish frame of mind, the desire grows until he or she needs regular and increasing doses of stimulation. Even if we feel we've conquered lust, the emotion can strike when we least expect it. One friend discovered this when he spoke at a conference. Dick's wife was in the final months of pregnancy, so they were not as sexually active as usual. While several hundred kilometers away from home, Dick suddenly found himself infatuated with a woman attending the conference. She was attractive and seemed to enjoy his company. But while admitting his normal sexual drive was heating up, he also knew that yielding to that desire would bring at best only a very temporary satisfaction. He came face-to-face with his own selfish desire to be stimulated and realized that the devastating long-term consequences to his career, to his wife and , and to his relationship with God would far outweigh any momentary pleasure. That knowledge helped him control his physical drive, which took about forty-eight hours to subside. Men tend to lust for physical release or conquest, viewing women as challenges for satisfying their sexual drives. i hope its different with women...or there's a deep need that is not being met? 
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in every rule, there is an exception. women can surprisingly act like men and vice-versa. i saw enough cases to conclude that promiscuity is not necessarily exclusive to men. ~ Jolielaide 
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yes bebong you're right.....i know someone who got into few relationships not because shes promiscuous or another conquest for her but because she has a deep need that's not being met....to have a child...[/COLOR] thanks for your post bebong...see you around then!
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