With persuasive words she led him astray; she seduced him with her smooth talk. All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life. ~ Proverbs 7:21-23This is a little note to all the men out there, most specifically, ME! Sex is not something that God designed for us to be out of balance on. It is not something he created in order for us to abuse women. This can happen passively by "secret lusts" or thoughts of fantasy or it can take place actively by taking advantage of women sexually without the bounds of marriage. It is a TRAP, gentlemen! Do not get DUPED! Sex is an absolutely wonderful, worshipful thing when it is done in the boundry of a loving, godly, safe, adventurous marriage relationship.
I need to hear this every single day. The testosterone in my body, my culture, and my own worldly desires keep screaming at me that the girl on the magazine cover or the woman I see walking down the street is something to be "conquered." She is someone's daughter, someone's baby, someone's little girl on her daddy's knee - and perhaps someone else's wife (or wife to be!). She is ultimately God's daughter.
Any other lies I (or we) tell ourselves that our lust is "okay" or that it is "not that bad" does not consider how very dangerous this whole area can be to our very lives, especially our lives with God. Guys, this can wipe us out. It can take us out of the game. It can quite literally ruin our lives. When we bow down at the alter of lust we fail to seek the One who really satisfies and we settle for a little hor dourve instead of the banquet feast God has for us.
All that to say to us men: Spring is coming - Guard your hearts!
Trike
2 comments:
I picked out part of this one as well.
"All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose" (7:22)
I have seen it happen, and also have recognized how easy it would be to step into that trap "unknowingly" like an ox.
Dan
"He was going down the street near her corner, walking along in the direction of her house at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in." Proverbs 7:8-9
It reminds me of David who should have been out in the battle. Many times when we are engaged in sin, we are in the wrong place. We should be somewhere else. But, we're not. We're milling about where sin lives and hangs out. And I want to tell myself "Get the hell out of there!" If you find yourself drifting towards that familiar corner, walking towards her house as the day fades, "Get the hell out of there!"
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