LOVE LETTERS|DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR SINGLES|DAY 185

Scripture for Today

1 Corinthians 6:18 AMP

Shun immorality and all sexual looseness [flee from impurity in thought, word, or deed]. Any other sin which a man commits is one outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.

I was listening to a tape when someone asked the question "Why shouldn't I have sex? after all its my body!". And I remember how I have been asked that question by so many people. You know we grew up in a society or church that told us how we should be pure and get married as virgins, but they never told us the kind of battles we will face keeping ourselves. I grew up attending conventions and we said all the purity pledge but none of those saved me when I was face to face with my emotions. Staying sexually pure flows from a heart that has come to recognize God as its owner. 

Out of all the sins in the Scriptures the only sin we are to flee from is that of sexual immorality. You know sometimes I get the "it is very hard to abstain from sex,  don't you know how difficult it is?"  I usually give this answer, is it easy to stop stealing, is it easy to stop lying? Then why is it so difficult to overcome these sexual temptations. It's not difficult to overcome these temptation, the very first place to start this battle is in our minds. No sin can overcome us if we don't allow our minds to flow with it. It is very possible to overcome we need to walk away from our triggers. God has given us great power within us to remain victorious in every area of our lives. We need to start by believing first. Whatever triggers you to fall into such temptations we need to flee. 

Prayer: Father, help me overcome sexual temptations, I know you have given me dominion already.