Stay Away From Her!

“Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house.” – Proverbs 5:8

As the pollen has hit those of us that struggle with allergies, it has reminded me that the flowers and the trees are in full bloom. Spring is an incredible time of the year, not just for its cool temperatures but also for the “awakening” of what has been dormant for months.

Flowers and trees aren’t the only things that are waking up. There are women who are leveraging the weather break as an opportunity to reveal to the naïve their body parts to allure ANY man into an erotic rendezvous either visually or physically.

I recently returned home from a two week road trip. During this trip I not only felt the affects of pollen but also the affects of being a man who is committed to God. No, I wasn’t sneezing the whole time. I was ducking and dodging the “hoochie” women that Solomon was talking about in Proverbs. These women are used by Satan to seek to allure, ensnare and destroy the naïve.

Why was I avoiding women who were putting their breasts on display? Why was I bouncing my eyes away from shapely women who were wearing tight pants and trying to get eye contact with anyone who was interested? Why? I didn’t give in to the temptation because my heart belongs to Jesus. I didn’t avoid the temptation of the first, second, and third look followed by the pursuit due to my own strength but because the Holy Spirit inside of me seeks to bring honor and glory to God.

Jesus rescued me from a life of perpetual lust, fornication, and pornography when He was nailed to the cross. He was tortured, whipped, smacked, stabbed and crushed for all of my sins, past, present and future. And guess what, He did it for your sins as well. So, why should I give in to my perverted lust and sinfulness when Jesus took a vicious beaten so that those sins wouldn’t have power and dominion over my life? You may be saying, “What’s wrong with a little lust?” “What’s wrong with a couple innocent looks?” “What’s wrong with being aroused by freaky women?”

Wisdom says “stay away from the “forbidden” women, the adulteress with her smooth words, who forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God; for her house sinks down to death, and her paths to the departed; none who go to her come back, nor do they regain the paths of life” - Proverbs 2:16-19. The wisdom of God says stay away from sin. You see, lust, fornication, pornography and adultery will change your life forever, lead you to divorce, hurt those around you and seek to destroy you.

Before God’s grace was extended to me in salvation, I was giving full vent to my lusts. My ambition in life was to build up my prideful ego by selfishly seeking to gratify my sexual pleasures. I had no idea that I was headed for destruction. And I would still be on that path toward destruction and Hell if Jesus didn’t save me. Listen to me brothers, your flesh longs to be stroked but don’t allow the cravings of your flesh to deceive you into ruining your life, possibly your marriage and your future testimony before your kids and those who know you. Jesus died for you so that your life would not end in ruin but on the other hand be lived out in a sensual culture for the praise of His glory. I’m in it with you… I sneeze because of pollen and I take wise precautions to avoid the seductive women.

Brothers stay encouraged and honor Jesus with your body and life.