Well, the negative side of the heart and sex is more discussed. "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?" Jeremiah 17:9. Just when I think I have my heart guarded something springs up and I am off track...again. This verse explains why so many of us fall into sin. Only a blinded and proud person can say that he or she is above deceit. I remember a woman claiming she had not sinned in over 20 years. Must be nice. I cannot get through a single day without going off track. Lately, something has changed in my life. I do not seem to be drawn by the deceit of sex. As a sex addict, it seems to be lessened. I wish I knew the secret code; I have made many changes that perhaps lessen the draw. I am reading more books than spending time on the Internet. Without a television, I am not bombarded by the advertising and visual temptations. I spend more time in prayer and listening to the bible in my car. Also I listen to worship, although I find the increase in YouTube commercials annoying; I have not considered paying to turn them off. Reading and keeping busy with work and now with the spring weather- working out in the yard seems to keep me on a steadier path.
"For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, ... adultery, ..." Mark 7:21. Evil thoughts come and go faster for me. I figured by now in my Christian life, the desires would go away, but, alas, they just keep coming. And the capacity for evil is scary. It just seems easier to admit the thoughts are there and move them out as soon as possible. Sometimes, I have to repent and turn directions. The trouble is we have to act like we are perfect as Christians and do not have an outlet to confess our sins. Sure you can confess to God, but there is something about confessing to each other.
"For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, ... adultery, ..." Mark 7:21. Evil thoughts come and go faster for me. I figured by now in my Christian life, the desires would go away, but, alas, they just keep coming. And the capacity for evil is scary. It just seems easier to admit the thoughts are there and move them out as soon as possible. Sometimes, I have to repent and turn directions. The trouble is we have to act like we are perfect as Christians and do not have an outlet to confess our sins. Sure you can confess to God, but there is something about confessing to each other.
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