I have found that if one stops "nursing" thoughts of desired sin, the feelings eventually dissipate.
Proverbs 4:23 "Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life."
Philippians 4:6-8
"6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things."
That's why God told us to guard our thought life, it is sort of like the rudder on a ship, whichever way our thoughts go, so go our actions. We can retrain our thought life through reading of God's Word and meditating on His principles.
I have a saying I use a lot, "ignore your feelings, they will tell us things are good when they are bad and they will tell us things are bad when they are good, they cannot be trusted."
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