So it is in our HEART, not in our sexualness, that we human beings think and decide how to live - even if the decision is to indulge in venery of whatever sort. A man sees the complementarity of woman and man not through the eyes of lust but in his heart. Jacob's lust for Rachel distracted him from perceiving the virtue of Leah, a virtue to complement or complete his. It's in his heart, not through the lust of his eyes, that a man sees or learns to see the complementation of woman and man. If a man is 'homosexual' or has little lust toward attractive women, this is no obstacle to his perceiving woman as his complement or helper. Jonathan Mills
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Love is a great thing, but lust can sometimes blind us. Lust is powerful and can make us do things we would not normally do. Love is a more powerful force and can make us do things we normally do not want to do. For example, consider the story of Jacob and Rachel.

Jacob loved Rachel and he had a yearning for her. He had a strong desire for her and wanted to go on with her. He was consumed with lust and he fell in love with Rachel based on his feelings for her.

However, Rachel loved Jacob as well and she desired him as well. She had a strong desire for him as well and she wanted him to stay with her as well. However, she did not meet him at night, instead she met him during the day time when he was working on building the house where they lived.

This separated them for nine months of the year and they were rarely together during this time period. This created a distance between them which allowed them both to remain true to their true feelings toward one another and this was what made their love so great – it was not passion – it was devotion – it was love – pure unadulterated love – the kind of love that would last throughout their entire life together.

Source: Love, Covenant & Meaning

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