#Discipleship #Christianity #Immorality #Trap #Entrapment #Sex #Adultery #Fornication #Relationship #Emotions #Entanglement #Purity #SexualPurity #SexualObsession #Obsession #Addiction #vulnerability #immorality #affair #Marketplace #rejection #loneliness #dating #Couples #Marriage #divorce #separation #Emotions #Pain #intimacy #SelfWorth #Loneliness #Loss #denial #Thoughts #Process #LetstalkAboutSex #Godliness #Decision #RelationshipInChrist #EndingTheRelationship #AccountabilityPartner Also, watch the 6.30 minutes video on Otakada on How to Change Unwanted Feelings, Thoughts, and Emotions by Mark OTAKADA.org content count 2,115, 875 Sunday, 10th of November 2019 Blog link: https://www.otakada.org/ending-the-immoral-relationship The Christian Church – Understanding the Entrapment of Emotional and Sexual Entanglement: The Pathway Back to Godliness – Step 2 – Lets Talk About Sex – Ending the Immoral Relationship – True Stories – The Need for Accountability Partner – Part 12 of 15 Nuggets of Wisdom – From Life’s Experiences “In retrospect, my wife and i saw many occasions where we could identify communication problems in our friend’s marriage, but we said nothing He became involved with another married woman and subsequently left his wife for her My wife and I now see (1) that we should have voiced our concerns and (2) that we would now never refrain from speaking out in the future with other friends where we see similar difficulties.”We were hesitant to speak out because we were fearful about jeopardizing the friendship. But now, we would see that risk as being far less significant than the pain both couples went through as a result of the unresolved tensions in their marriage.”I would now never hesitate to risk a friendship for the sake of saving a marriage “ – Christian man after close friend’s marriage is threatened by adultery “I have asked some Christian friends at work to hold me accountable When you lack accountability, you are wide open for rationalization. Accountability realty strengthens you. It is a reminder to keep your priorities straight. “ – Christian man after involvement with a coworker “A belief is what you hold; a conviction is what holds you.’ A conviction is not authentic unless it includes a commitment to live accordingly.” – Berry bridges “You can’t feel yourself into a new way of acting; you have to act yourself into-a new way of feeling.” Anonymous “As Christians, we sometimes overlook the fact that sin is fun. That is the great enticement to begin with. The power of sin is real, and it takes great strength to break it.” “If one person in an adulterous affair calls the other after the breakup—the person called must hang up the phone.” Sound harsh? It is, but it is the only way. We are dealing with a very destructive force and it must be dealt with harshly.” “Emotional illness is every bit as debilitating as physical illness.” Key verses for Today: Romans 6:6 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) We know that our old life was put to death on the cross with Christ. This happened so that our sinful selves would have no power over us. Then we would not be slaves to sin. Proverbs 23:7 Amplified Bible (AMP) 7 For as he thinks in his heart, so is he [in behavior—one who manipulates].He says to you, “Eat and drink,”Yet his heart is not with you [but it is begrudging the cost]. Matthew 5:27-32 Message Adultery and Divorce 27-28 “You know the next commandment pretty well, too: ‘Don’t go to bed with another’s spouse.’ But don’t think you’ve preserved your virtue simply by staying out of bed. Your heart can be corrupted by lust even quicker than your body. Those leering looks you think nobody notices—they also corrupt. 29-30 “Let’s not pretend this is easier than it really is. If you want to live a morally pure life, here’s what you have to do: You have to blind your right eye the moment you catch it in a lustful leer. You have to choose to live one-eyed or else be dumped on a moral trash pile. And you have to chop off your right hand the moment you notice it raised threateningly. Better a bloody stump than your entire being discarded for good in the dump. 31-32 “Remember the Scripture that says, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him do it legally, giving her divorce papers and her legal rights’? Too many of you are using that as a cover for selfishness and whim, pretending to be righteous just because you are ‘legal.’ Please, no more pretending. If you divorce your wife, you’re responsible for making her an adulteress (unless she has already made herself that by sexual promiscuity). And if you marry such a divorced adulteress, you’re automatically an adulterer yourself. You can’t use legal cover to mask a moral failure. Matthew 7:21-23 The Message (MSG) 21-23 “Knowing the correct password—saying ‘Master, Master,’ for instance—isn’t going to get you anywhere with me. What is required is serious obedience—doing what my Father wills. I can see it now—at the Final Judgment thousands strutting up to me and saying, ‘Master, we preached the Message, we bashed the demons, our God-sponsored projects had everyone talking.’ And do you know what I am going to say? ‘You missed the boat. All you did was use me to make yourselves important. You don’t impress me one bit. You’re out of here.’ Matthew 15:18-20 The Message (MSG) 16-20 Jesus replied, “You, too? Are you being willfully stupid? Don’t you know that anything that is swallowed works its way through the intestines and is finally defecated? But what comes out of the mouth gets its start in the heart. It’s from the heart that we vomit up evil arguments, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, lies, and cussing. That’s what pollutes. Eating or not eating certain foods, washing or not washing your hands—that’s neither here nor there.” 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 The Message (MSG) 11-12 These are all warning markers—danger! —in our history books, written down so that we don’t repeat their mistakes. Our positions in the story are parallel—they at the beginning, we at the end—and we are just as capable of messing it up as they were. Don’t be so naive and self-confident. You’re not exempt.
