False Intimacy

Proverbs 5, "MY SON, be attentive to my Wisdom [godly Wisdom learned by actual and costly experience], and incline your ear to my understanding [of what is becoming and prudent for you],That you may exercise proper discrimination and discretion and your lips may guard and keep knowledge and the wise answer [to temptation]. For the lips of a loose woman (pornography, whom ever entices you) drip honey as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil; But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged and devouring sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold of Sheol (Hades, the place of the dead). She loses sight of and walks not in the path of life; her ways wind about aimlessly, and you cannot know them. Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, and depart not from the words of my mouth. Let your way in life be far from her, and come not near the door of her house [avoid the very scenes of temptation], Lest you give your honor to others and your years to those without mercy, Lest strangers [and false teachings] take their fill of your strength and wealth and your labors go to the house of an alien [from God]--And you groan and mourn when your end comes, when your flesh and body are consumed, And you say, How I hated instruction and discipline, and my heart despised reproof! I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers nor submitted and consented to those who instructed me. [The extent and boldness of] my sin involved almost all evil [in the estimation] of the congregation and the community. Drink waters out of your own cistern [of a pure marriage relationship], and fresh running waters out of your own well. Should your offspring be dispersed abroad as water brooks in the streets?[Confine yourself to your own wife] let your children be for you alone, and not the children of strangers with you. Let your fountain [of human life] be blessed [with the rewards of fidelity], and rejoice in the wife of your youth. Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant doe [tender, gentle, attractive]--let her bosom satisfy you at all times, and always be transported with delight in her love. Why should you, my son, be infatuated with a loose woman, embrace the bosom of an outsider, and go astray? For the ways of man are directly before the eyes of the Lord, and He [Who would have us live soberly, chastely, and godly] carefully weighs all man's goings."

This is the first time that I have ever copied the entire chapter of a book, but I think this one is that important. Oh how our society lies to men. "Your a guy, go to the strip club; Your a guy, you cannot help your desires; Your a guy, do what makes you feel good; Your a guy, there is nothing wrong with looking at pornography; Your a guy, you can look as long as you do not touch." How the lies go on and on. These are the lies that our society believes. Some think that just because you cannot see nipple, then it really is not pornography, but I say you men know the truth. You can look at a Victoria's Secret magazine and your imagination runs wild. I know, I made plenty of money with my clothes still on.

Please learn what makes a truly strong man. I have seen these men who try and portray themselves as strong and successful, but because of their weakness with pornography they are destroyed on the inside. Their entire life falls apart, all because they fall for the lies that they are being told. No wife can compete with the illusion. I could not compete with myself, because in the club, I was just an illusion. Please men, learn where true strength is held. Reach out and get someone to help you with the lies of the world. There is true strength in knowing when to say, "I've sinned, please help me, I cannot do this on my own." The strongest men I have ever met, get help when they know they are in over their head. Be a strong man...