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What is a pandemic?
According to Merriam Webster's online dictionary, a pandemic is an
"outbreak" occurring over a wide geographic area and
affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population. I would consider
adultery to be of pandemic proportions considering the high rate of marital
suffering, divorce, sickness and disease among a high proportion of the world.
What do you think? Let's take a closer look and examine this issue.
If you knew of a dangerous virus going
around in the city where you lived that caused fever, chills, nausea, severe
diarrhea, and vomiting, and death to those with a weak immune system, you would
probably stay as far away from the city as possible? At the least, you would
wear a hospital mask over your face to avoid the harmful germs, right?
Adultery is like a virus but much
worse. It spreads from person to person like a virus and if a person is not
spiritually well, it will entangle them within its insidious hold and cause
much spiritual and mental anguish, not to mention, in many cases, physical
illness, deterioration, and death.
As with any pandemic that we learn
about we always go out of our way to avoid the offender, lest we too become
sick. Viruses become a pandemic only because people do not take the needed
precautions in the beginning of its destruction. Sometimes it is because
of filthy conditions or lack of knowledge but once we figure out the cause we
avoid it like the plague, no pun intended.
Do we do that with sex outside of
marriage? Why not?
I would very much consider adultery
to be a disease since it damages just as many individuals as does any bird flu
virus or cholera. In fact adultery
symptoms carry with it all kinds of harm to those affected by it, not only in
the mental and spiritual sense but also in the physical sense. Adultery is the
main cause of disease and sickness in people, not bird flu, influenza, cholera,
or the ebola virus. But is anyone avoiding sex outside of marriage? Is anyone
avoiding sex before marriage?
Proverbs talks about what adultery
and fornication can do to the human soul, mind, and body. People spray insect repellent on their bodies to stop mosquitoes from sucking their blood, and
people stop eating contaminated meat so they will not contract the bird flu
virus and Mad Cow disease. But what do people do to stop from having sex
outside of marriage? Absolutely nothing!
God does not stand over people with
a paddle and tell them to stop having sex outside of marriage or to stop having
sex before marriage. He lets them make their own choices in life. God lets us
know that adultery and fornication are forbidden but the majority is not
listening - they are caught up in the pandemic. What a disservice we are doing to our Creator by not staying
spiritually fit and healthy. He has
blessed us with wisdom and knowledge and yet we take it all for granted.
What do you think temptation is?
Temptation is not a sin - giving in to that temptation is. Everyone on this
planet gets tempted, but not everyone gives into it. Why is that? How is your
spiritual wellness? Are you spiritually able to say no? Why or why not?
This is why Jesus said for us to
not even "look" at another with lust in our heart because we will cave in.
Isn't that what happens, "we look and we think" and then we cave in? But what
if we did not "look" with lust in our eyes? What if we ask God daily to be our
protector and watch over us? Is anyone making that choice?
The pandemic of adultery is trying
to suck everyone in with it, and doing pretty good job at it. Are you
going to cave in and become entangled within its grip too? The
consequences of adultery can actually result in people getting weak and
diseased. That is why it is a sin. God wants us to be rich in love and healthy
in our bodies and minds, but adultery and fornication cause us to be poor in
love and sick in our bodies and minds. Do you see then, WHY God wants us to
avoid adultery and fornication? Both will take away our health and wealth.
"Now then, my sons listen to me;
do not turn aside from what I say.
Keep to a path far from her.
Do not go near the door of her house,
lest you give your best strength to others
and your years to one who is cruel,
lest strangers feast on your wealth
and your toil enrich another man's house.
At the end of your life you will groan when your flesh and
body are spent".
Proverbs 5: 7-11)
It is never to late to accept purity and love for your
marriage - It is NOT too late. "Come out of her my people"! If you have been
weak in the past but want to turn your life around, God will make you strong
and prosperous. You can begin to make your marriage important to you and be a
responsible and loving spouse. Faith in your Creator is all you need. He gives
us the ammunition we need to stay away from temptation, but it is up to us to make
the choice with our eyes and with our mind.
We have choices. When someone is sick with a pandemic virus,
we stay away from him or her. When someone we know is trying to lure us into
temptation we have to stay away from those kinds of situations and people. The
adultery pandemic will never go away. It is here to stay. But YOU do not have
to be a part of it. We can choose to just say no!
Angie Lewis has written five books on how to have a happy marriage. In her books she offers marriage tips, tools, techniques, and wisdom filled answers for you to apply in your marriage. Angie's latest book ADULTERY PANDEMIC is about the prevalence of infidelity among the Christian community and what you can do to protect yourself and marriage. If you or your spouse have been unfaithful, this book will give you the spiritual insight and wisdom to overcome this devastating battle to heal yourself and restore your marriage.
For more information about this book and marriage books, please visit: http://www.heavenministries.com
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