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Thank God
“If you go on hurting each other and tearing each other apart, be careful, or you will completely destroy each other.” Gal.5:15 [NCV]
You need people around you. If you are a man you need a woman, if you are a woman you need a man, that is, in a marriage situation. J.F. Newton says, “People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges”. Most of the time, it is because we “learn” from our experiences and so we come up with all sorts of gimmicks to protect ourselves. And because we are hurt, we go on to hurt other people. “Hurting people hurt people”. And because we are in pain, we inflict pain.
Relational Clarity
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” 1Cor.13:13[NIV].
The quality of your life is directly proportional to the quality of your relationships. The quality of your life is not directly proportional to the quality of things that you own. The quality of your life is directly proportional to the quality of your relationships. If your relationships are sour, your life will be sour. Unfortunately, because we struggle in our relationships, we try to fill our lives with things. So we end up loving things and using people. It is a trap you should not fall into. God wants us to love people and use things.
Love’s Sake III
“…God will judge the sexually immoral” Heb. 13:4 [NIV]
God has not changed His standards. Premarital sex is unacceptable to God. A live-in partner is unacceptable to God. Adultery is unacceptable to God. Homosexuality is unacceptable to God. It always has been and it always will be. The law can change but it really does not matter. The law of man does not change the righteousness of God. The Bible says, God will judge sexual immorality. This is why I have been so transparent and open over the past few days. So that you will see that you are not alone. God can help you. If you Read the rest of this entry
Love’s Sake II
“Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God” 2 Cor.7:1.
Yesterday, we established that as far as sexual purity is concerned, you are going to have options but by the grace of God, by your determination and by your willingness to be accountable to other Christians, you will prevail. I have been married now for almost fifteen years and I can tell you that by my determination and by my accountability to other Christian Read the rest of this entry
Love’s Sake I
“And so, dear brothers, I plead with you to give your bodies to God. Let them be a living sacrifice, holy—the kind he can accept. When you think of what he has done for you, is this too much to ask?” Rom.12:1 [LB]
Live your life according to God’s standards. Ask Esau; he repented but he lived with the scar all his life. So I plead with you dear brothers and sisters, live your life according to God’s standards. Some of you are in a difficult marriage right now and you have begun to dabble into certain things. For some single adults, all you want is just someone to cuddle. My sincere advice is to cuddle your pillow. And I am saying this not because I want to be cynical, but because I love you. If only it were not going to cost you so much; but it is so I Read the rest of this entry
High Cost
[Immorality] “…may cost you your life.” Pr. 6:26 [NCV, added word in bold font to original Scripture]
When you deliberately magnify the consequences of sin, it will help you to stay pure in today’s sex-saturated world. Each time you are confronted with opportunities to violate God’s standard, deliberately mentally list out what the consequences of that step would be.
And the reason you are listing out the consequences is that you clearly see the devastation and destruction the action will cause both physically and spiritually. It will save your life. Let’s say the fruit the enemy is dangling before you is an orange and you are Read the rest of this entry
Caution!!!
“Therefore let the one who thinks he stands firm [immune to temptation, being overconfident and self-righteous], take care that he does not fall [into sin and condemnation]” 1 Cor. 10:12 [AMP]
Establish protective boundaries. There are certain things that I just will not do, not because they are sin by themselves, but I have chosen not to do them. There are certain things you just should not do, certain things you should tag off limits. Why should you be asking your female colleague to pray for your sexual relationship with your wife? Then she will say, I will not only pray because faith without works is dead.
Off Limits!
“Bad companions ruin good character.” 1 Cor. 15:33 [GN]
When affairs and illicit sex happen, they happen with three main categories of people. The first category is friends [family friends]. It is well documented that most affairs occur between couples that are friends. Why am I exposing this? It is so that you know what to watch out for and what to guard against. Does it mean you would not have friends? Of course you should have friends. Your friend came to visit with your family, then you leave her at midnight to watch a Read the rest of this entry
Push For Zero!
“Turn your back on lustful thoughts and give your positive attention to goodness, integrity, love, and peace.” 2 Tim. 2:22 [Ph, emphasis added]
You and I need to learn how to willingly run away from potentially damaging things. If only you realize that God is actually watching you, you will run away from everything that is vile and vulgar. You will not even struggle. You just would not be caught with such things. Another thing we all need to watch out for when it comes to minimizing the opportunity for temptation, is traveling. Traveling kind of gives people a false sense of liberty because your mind tells Read the rest of this entry
Be Practical
“Turn my eyes from worthless things, and give me life through Your Word” Ps.119:37
The first key to remaining pure in a sex-saturated world is a commitment to God’s standard. The second key is managing your mind.
#3. Minimize the opportunity for temptation. The truth is there is no one that is immune to sexual sin; given the right circumstances anyone can fall, anyone! Yes, including Pastors. I will not fall, in Jesus Name but I am not a fool to Read the rest of this entry
