Thank you for honest response and nope just asking questions no gotcha moment or anything like that.
You're welcome.
Have question about this though...
Exactly the reason why everyone needs to learn discipline and "self" sacrifice, as Christ teaches. As one learns to crucify their "self" (ego) daily, and to depend solely on Father's Wisdom instead of their own, it becomes possible to discern between the good and the evil thoughts that enter the mind, making it much easier to be able to do Father's Will.
you don't answer the question of what happens when that thought already entered the mind its the if you look and have a quick thought of lust right at that point it is sin....so law was broken what then. Can't discern it, it already happened now what?
Every word we speak or action we take begins with a thought, which itself is either good or evil. Most people are trained to believe that they are in control of their own mind, and that the thoughts they have are their own, and they are just speaking or acting out what's "on their mind". They have no concept of "self" and therefore feel as if they are subject to the emotions that are associated with the thoughts that run through their mind, and thus are almost constantly in a lower, reactionary/emotional state rather than in a higher/awakened, spiritual state.
As long as one believes they are only human (even if they believe they are a human with a soul), they will never be able to learn how to recognize much less regain control of their own mind and the thoughts that runs through it. Only in an awakened, spiritual state,
KNOWING the Truth that we are actually spiritual-Beings who are temporarily incarnating the human body we see in the mirror, does it become possible to peacefully observe thoughts as they come into the mind, discern their intent, and then choose to solely act upon the good rather than the evil.
The more this is practiced (achieving this peaceful, calm state of mind, where we can meet Father in the present moment -
Ps. 46:10), the better one becomes at it. In other words, the more control one gains over their own mind. If you can see something is a temptation the instant it enters the mind, then you can easily avoid that temptation, rather than giving that thought energy (dwelling on it), until it manifests itself physically, either in some emotionally-driven word or action that is later regretted.
Of course The Law defines what is good and evil, so the more it is studied and put into practice, the better one becomes at discerning between good and evil. That's why without The Law, it is impossible for someone to discern between what the Holy Spirit is telling them (by thought) or what Satan is telling them (likewise by thought).
This process obviously involves
a learning curve. As one strives for perfection (to become more like Father), they improve and can build off of those improvements until one day, what may not have been immediately seen as a temptation weeks or months ago, is now almost immediately recognized as a temptation (all temptations are human/flesh/ego/"self" related, where it is trying to get what it wants or believes will make it happy, regardless of whether it comes at someone else's expense), and thus can easily be avoided.
That "urge" to repay someone else's unkind words with "a piece of your(?) mind" is neutralized instead of being acted upon, so that you can instead allow Father (via His Holy Spirit, which is our connection to Him) the time to guide and instruct you on what should be said to benefit everyone involved. Similarly, that "urge" to take action is now met with peace and calm, for the same reason.
We can and
MUST learn to control our thoughts, thereby learning to control what comes out of our mouth (or written) and what kind of actions we take. And the instant that one awakens and embarks on this path, to become more Christ-like (true enlightenment), Father begins helping every step of The Way. Draw closer to Father (through discipline and obedience to His Commands) and He will draw closer to you, as promised -
James 4:8).
Even Christ, while He was here in the body of Jesus, was on a learning curve (
Heb. 5:5-10), and He is The Example (
John 14:6).