" SEXUAL UNFAITHFULNESS "

My very best to you all it's my prayer that all is well with

you and yours. Again I find myself appreciating what the Lord

has made, their are birds singing outside of my window, the sun

is shinning and there are fallen leaves and everything is beautiful.

It's my endeavor to stay Holy to be pure in heart, soul and mind.

In this world we are bombarded with impure images as we go

through our daily lives. Readers it's your duty to defend yourself

against the wiles of the devil. This weeks message is entitled

" SEXUAL UNFAITHFULNESS ", I believe that we should all

girls and guys, men and women be on our guard against impure

thoughts and most definitely impure actions.

Has your faith become impure? Spiritual and Physical adultery

are against God's law. When we sin by committing both spiritual

and physical adultery our hearts became hardened to sin. Our

relationship with God is broken, and disappointing to him. Jesus

stands ready to forgive any sin in your life, but confession and

repentance mean a change of heart. We only have to accept and

truly believe that all we have to do is to keep our devotion to him

strong and pure.

The word of God says in the Old Testament that it is wrong for

a person male or female to have sex with someone other than their

spouse (Exodus 20:14). Nevertheless Jesus said that the

desire to have sex with someone other than your spouse

is mental adultery and consequently sin.

Jesus wanted to drum into our heads that if the act is wrong, then

so is the intention. To be faithful to your spouse with your body

but not with your mind is to break the confidence so vital to a

strong marriage. Please refrain from internet pornography...

It's vital that we learn to control our thoughts. I've heard

some say that if lustful thoughts are sin, why shouldn't a person

go ahead and do the lustful actions too? Acting out sinful desires

is harmful in several ways: (1) It causes people to excuse

sin rather than to stop sinning; (2) It destroys marriage;

(3) It is deliberate rebellion against God's word; (4) It

always hurts someone else in addition to the sinner.

Again Internet pornography is so wrong on many levels...

Sinful behavior is more dangerous than sinful desire, and that

is why desires should not be acted out. Nevertheless, sinful desire is

just as damaging to righteousness. Left unchecked, wrong desires

will result in wrong actions and turn people away from God. Listen

I don't choose to be long winded but I believe that this life saving

information is Paramount.

Jesus is not condemning natural interest in the opposite sex or

even healthy sexual desire, but the intentional and repeated

stuffing of one's mind with illusions that would be evil if acted out.

Last Points: If your faith is incomplete, polluted, and in a

weakened state, you should focus your mind on the things of

God. Idolatry, outward or inward is spiritual adultery, breaking

our commitment to God in order to love something else.

Jesus said that divorce is not permissible except for unfaithfulness.

OK, just so we are clear this does not mean that divorce should

automatically occur when a spouse commits adultery. Those who

discover that their partner has been unfaithful should first make

every effort to forgive, reconcile, and restore their relationship.

Until Next Time...

Jim