6 Ways to Distinguish Between Love and Lust

article-l-2014926612041043450000Here are six ways to distinguish between love and lust:

1. Love makes you wait to be married before having sex. Lust on the other hand, makes you jump in the bed before marriage.

2. Love enables you to appreciate your significant other’s mind. Lust on the other hand, enables you appreciate your significant other’s body.

3. Love makes you turn to God and your significant other when trouble is present in your relationship. Lust on the other hand, makes you turn away from God and your significant other when trouble is present in your relationship.

4. Love makes you come home and hold your significant other. Lust on the other hand, makes you stay away from home and hold someone else’s significant other.

5. Love contributes to faithfulness and understanding. Lust on the other hand, contributes to infidelity and conflict.

6. Love enables you to validate, respect and honor your significant other’s emotions. Lust on the other hand, contributes to invalidation, disrespect and dishonor

I cannot stress the importance of understanding what love is and how it functions. One cannot remove lust or any other vice from his or her life unless he or she understands what love is. We are living in times when more emphasis is placed on physical qualities and less on internal qualities. This trend is especially dangerous for women and men who define the quality of their relationship based on superficial connections.

“Friends with benefits” relationships are typically lustful in nature and cripples individuals’ ability to establish relationships based on true love.

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