| ST. JOHN 8:11 |
| 2004 Church of God of Forrest City, Arkansas |
| Prayer Requests: gethsemane@ churchofgodforrestcity.com Repentance: repent_now@ churchofgodforrestcity.com |
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| NO MORE "LASCIVIOUSNESS"
It wasn’t until my freshman year in college that I was exposed to the luring power of lasciviousness. I had intentions to attend the university and earn my degree, all while enjoying my youth. However, my plans quickly changed when as I was introduced to a side of life that I had never experienced. That campus was FILLED WITH LASCIVIOUSNESS! A whole bunch of loose living! The devil created an open-house to any sinful activity in which I wanted to indulge. It seemed like everything had something to do with sex: the way you had to walk, the way you had to talk, the way you had to think…even the dress code was focused around sexual intentions or desires. I fell captive, and soon, in love with the sinful activities in which I participated. Satan substituted my goals with wild parties, addicting drugs, and lustful women. I couldn’t go a day without committing lewd acts of immorality. It had turned into a way of life for me. Discipline and restraint played no part as “my plans” dwindled down to nothing. Sin had become a fulltime job for me; I had no time for plans. All I had to rely on for a since of fulfillment were thoughtless relationships and impure acts. There were times when I would sit quietly in my room and wonder if I would ever change. “Do you have control over your life?” “Are you even able to stop whenever you want?” The truth was: I had NO CONTROL!!! I COULDN”T STOP even if I wanted to stop. It took the power of God to deliver me from the pit of immorality in which I had fallen. As Jonah stated in Jonah 2:1, “…I cried by reason of mine affliction and he heard me: out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.” On April 17, 2002, God delivered me from a wretched life of lasciviousness that almost destroyed me. Since then, he has taught me discipline and given me power to keep my body under subjection to his will. I HAVEN’T HAD TO SIN ON GOD ONE TIME!!! I can feel the love of God abounding in my soul everyday! He has completely changed my life and has given me even greater plans. I have no desire for the life I use to live! With the great decline of morality and the increase of sexual exploitation in the world today, I feel tremendously fortunate that God chose to deliver me. by Brother Malcolm Church of God, Sharon, Tennessee |
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