Check Yourself

But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people. – Ephesians 5:3

Only you can be the honest one here in saying if you are toying with sexual immorality or even remotely feeding a desire for it. Let me give you some possible examples of where you could be dabbling in it without possibly being aware.

Movies with high sexual content such as the Fifty Shades series. Reading what some call trashy novels which in fact can put wrong thinking into your head. For my male readers out there you may not frequent ‘gentlemen’s clubs’ but how about the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition which comes out each February. Then there would be looking at someone of the opposite sex in a lustful manner and the Bible calls this committing adultery in your heart as it says in Matthew 5:28. Maybe guys getting stirred up over professional team cheerleaders who often dance like they are in a strip club. Television shows that end up taking the viewer into the bedroom. Also teens', the lyrics to songs could lead you into wrong thinking as well as teen girls dressing scantily causing teen boys and men  to lust. Guess that is enough examples.

Each of you has to mind your mind and keep it pure. If Christ lives in you, you should not want to also have lewd thoughts in there. You have probably heard the saying garbage in and garbage out referring to your mind. Discipline your thoughts to godliness by staying away from things that would make your mind end up in the gutter. 

PRAYER: I truly want to have a sexually pure mind and it seems the enemy wants to try to drag everyone down into a cesspool or degradation. Help me not judge others but work on keeping my mind pure. I pray for young moms to guide their children in the proper direction as well. In Jesus’ name. Amen.