Dudes III

Again, lassies, this is for your laddies. Your welcome to continue, but it's intended for men.

Ironic how when God wants to teach a lesson, the same point gets hammered home again...and again...and again. Consider it God's version of boldface, underlining, and highlighting all at the same time. It's a sweet thing that He loves us that much to go to such lengths.

I hadn't intended on writing about this again, but I stumbled upon a superb and simple article from Mike Adams (read here). It's title: "Real Men Don't Do Porn."

What's the big deal? I contend pornography is the single greatest sin in the church today among men. Stats bear that out. I contend it is the greatest destroyer of marriages. It leads to conflict. It brings about financial turmoil. It cripples your ministry. It stains your children. It dishonors your wife. It's an affront to and rebellion toward Almighty God. It is sin.

But there is hope. There is healing. There is forgiveness. There is restoration. But they come through repentance. Turning. Fleeing. Agreeing with God.

I pray that if you need a Nathan in your life, that God would provide a man to get in your chili and say, "You are in sin." Only when confronted with his sin did David repent. Yes, the consequences played out for the rest of his life. What's done cannot be undone. But his shattered relationship with God found renewal.

"Against You, You only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Your sight."

Psalm 51:4

Man up and run away from it, NEVER to return. Never!