Tuesday, October 6, 2009

When in "Romans"

I am a sinful man. Let me say that before I even begin this segment. You see for years I was heavily involved in Pornography, strip clubs, and prostitutes. I have given thousands and thousands of dollars to the sex industry. Hardly any to the church. Satan got more than God.
I pondered this thought today and was referred to Romans. The verse that stuck out and I believe was a message God wanted me to see was, Romans 1:32 "They know Gods justice requires those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway, worse yet they encourage others to do them too."

I am guilty of this, the more money I gave to strippers the more they compromised themselves and their integrity for me. The more I gave to porn sites the more money they had to recruit young girls who had multitudes of problems going on both emotional and financial. The more I gave prostitutes the more reason they had to keep doing what they did because it paid their bills. So I to encouraged these behaviors out of women for my own gain knowing full well it was sin, but I did not care. I wanted gratified. Yes I helped bankroll Satans work for the exploitation of women and taking shots at the Kingdom.

Now saying this I want all to know I was attacked this afternoon with memories of these encounters and became aroused. Instead of praying the euphoric recall became great and I acted out. My flesh failed today. I prayed afterward and was assured I was forgiven. However I just feel compelled to say becareful of your thoughts and it can only take a few thoughts or even just one for the "forces of the air" to jump in and corrupt your mind and turn you away from God. We are slave to sin because our flesh is weak but it is the spirit within us that helps us determine what is to be repented for. The Spirit is what is good inside of us. Paul wrote in regards to this: Romans 7:15-17 "I really dont understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don't do it. Instead I do what I hate. But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that law is good. So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it." Paul goes on to ask, if this is the case, I am such a miserable man who will free me from this, the answer is Jesus Christ will free me from my death and sin.

Keep trying I am and will help you and you can help me and Jesus will help us all. Ask for freedom from this in his name. DO NOT look down on those we exploited. Pray they get freedom from their prisons and do not do as I did, try to honor them by not re-exploiting them in your mind.

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