Recidivism, why so many are discouraged in the fight for purity.
Recidivism, the cycle that keeps us down “As a dog returns to it’s vomit so a man returns to his sin”, the old proverb says and what an apt description of the soul stuck in the muck of pornography addiction. Recidivism is perhaps the most discouraging factor for those struggling for freedom from lust. A specific circular pattern can be observed here: temptation, fantasy, ecstasy,reality, making of vows, increased effort, failure, temptation. Of course there are variations to this pattern, but it holds true generally speaking. The vicious cycles usually continue until every hope of freedom is crushed and total defeat has been accomplished, a sad commentary that is affecting many in our churches today. How can we turn this around? The necessity of...
Acquireing Spiritual Leverage
Clash of Kingdoms The war for the souls of men rages. The bullets are thoughts and the artillery are ideas. Somewhere in the deep recesses of the heart lives a rebellious nature that answers to to the sirens call of the seductress. The mind may know that the call is full of lies and poison and peril but still the fallen heart longs for her. The proverbs affirm her power of persuasion, “her lips drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil” and “many are among her slain”. We read the fine print of the contract that the transaction will cost us our testimony, our witness, our integrity, our prayer life, our wives and children, our faith, our very soul and yet we still hurriedly sign the contract with our blood hardly pausing enough to wipe...
