UNCOMMEN: Traffickedنموونە

Unintended Results

The older I get, the more I love chocolate cake. My wife and I have been trying to eat better for about a year now, and we've made some good progress. She's always worked out and stays fit, so it was a little easier for her to make adjustments. For this Cajun, food is a bid deal, and we love good food. I cut my desserts down to two days a week, which significantly impacted my weight loss. 

But I let my guard down a bit.

I was too close to Krispy Kreme when the hot light was on and wound up with a hot dozen doughnuts. Then I ran across an easy way to buy a single slice of chocolate cake at the store. Four pounds later, it's time to get a handle on this before I undo all I have accomplished. 

I have no one to blame for those four pounds by myself. Krispy Kreme and Publix didn't force me to buy those sweets. I did that myself and bam!—four pounds I need to work off again.

Our scripture verse tells us the same thing about the consequences of sexual immorality. Our verse tells us that of all the sins, this one is against our own body. You and I may not have intended that, but that is just what happens. 

We may feel like we are not hurting anyone with our sexual immorality approach, but we are wrong. 1 Corinthians 6: 19-20 "Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies."

Face it, left to our own choices, we are weak and depraved. But God knew we needed a helper and gave us the Holy Spirit. 

The question is, do we tap into the power of the Holy Spirit? 

Statistic: Sex trafficking is big business. It generates $150 billion annually, just from commercial sexual exploitation alone. 

Uncommen questions:

• Do you approach your body as if it belongs to God?
• Can you identify the decisions you have made that you need to change?

Uncommen challenge:

I challenge both you and me to pray for strength during the first sign of temptation. Take every thought captive and rely upon the Holy Spirit to help you through each day.

Scripture reference: 1 Corinthians 6:18