Overcoming Immorality, Pornography, and Lust – Part LIV – Specific Strategies for Overcoming Immoral Thoughts and Behaviors – Why? Revisited

October 1   “Therefore do not be partakers with them; for you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth), trying to learn what is pleasing to the …

Overcoming Immorality, Pornography, and Lust – Part LIII – Specific Strategies for Overcoming Immoral Thoughts and Behaviors

September 30   “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.  Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble of heart; and you shall find rest for your souls.  For My yoke is easy, and My …

Overcoming Immorality, Pornography, and Lust – Part LII – Consequences of Immoral Behavior (continued)

September 29   “’MY SON, DO NOT REGARD LIGHTLY THE DISCIPLINE OF THE LORD, NOR FAINT WHEN YOU ARE REPROVED BY HIM; FOR THOSE WHOME THE LORD LOVES HE DISCIPLINES, AND HE SCOURGES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES.’ It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as …

Overcoming Immorality, Pornography, and Lust – Part LI – Consequences of Immoral Behavior (continued)

September 28   “But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of the Lord…Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.”  And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has taken away your sin; you shall not die.  However, because by this deed …

Overcoming Immorality, Pornography, and Lust – Part L – Consequences of Immoral Behavior (continued)

September 27   “Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, ‘The Lord knows those who are His,’ and, ‘Let everyone who names the name of the Lord abstain from wickedness.’  Now in a large house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also vessels of …

Overcoming Immorality, Pornography, and Lust – Part XLIX – Consequences of Immoral Behavior (continued)

September 26   “And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them; for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.  But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light; for everything that …

Overcoming Immorality, Pornography, and Lust – Part XLVIII – Consequences of Immoral Behavior (continued)

September 25   “For He said, ‘Surely, they are My people, sons who will not deal falsely.’  So He became their Savior.  In all their afflictions He was afflicted, and the angel of His presence saved them; In His love and in His mercy He redeemed them; And He lifted …

Overcoming Immorality, Pornography, and Lust – Part XLVII – Consequences of Immoral Behavior (continued)

September 24   “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her; that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no …

Overcoming Immorality, Pornography, and Lust – Part XLVI – Consequences of Immoral Behavior (continued)

September 23   “But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it is better for him that a heavy millstone be hung around his neck, and that he be drowned in the depth of the sea.” (Matthew 18:6)   Another consequence of immorality:   …

Overcoming Immorality, Pornography, and Lust – Part XLV – Consequences of Immoral Behavior (continued)

September 22   “Flee immorality.  Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body.”(1 Corinthians 6:18) “Do not give your strength to women, or your ways to that which destroys kings.”(Proverbs 31:3)    Loss of vision, creativity, wisdom, insights, …