January 24
Posted: January 24, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized 1 Comment »Why would a guy with a porn problem spend all his time trying to convince me that his wife was the issue?
Why would a man think he has services worth selling to a church and/or recovery community when even his church thinks something is wrong with him, his wife and children are estranged from him, and his business partners were willing to part with a large sum of cash to get rid of him?
Why would a beautiful young woman with a degree from a fine Ivy League school spend time bashing her parents rather than talking about her crack addiction?
I can anticipate the response that is coming: “I know that all God’s commands are spiritual, but I’m not. Isn’t this also your experience?” Yes. I’m full of myself—after all, I’ve spent a long time in sin’s prison. What I don’t understand about myself is that I decide one way, but then I act another, doing things I absolutely despise. So if I can’t be trusted to figure out what is best for myself and then do it, it becomes obvious that God’s command is necessary. Romans 7:14-16 The Message
- I believe that the husband wants a good marriage. I believe him. And I suspect he knows that the porn is a problem.
- I doubt that the guy with all the issues hasn’t had at least one or two moments of clarity in the lonely darkness of a sleepless night when the thought hit him – Could this be my problem?
- No one dreams of growing up and becoming a crack addict and an exotic dancer. At least no one I ever met – including this young woman with the attitude.
Ahh, the sins of others are so clear.
Any powerless, confusing, unmanageable choices in your life?
in an election year this topic is so interesting