Actress Meagan Good and DeVon Franklin on Abstinence until Marriage

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Check out the following video as I share actress Meagan Good and Hollywood Executive and minister, DeVon Franklin’s (author of upcoming book, The Wait) journey while dating as they were celibate, or shall I say abstinent with each other until marriage.

Recommended Reading:  How To Date and Stay Saved

 

 

Kim Brooks, author of bestselling novels, She That Findeth, He\'s Fine...But is He Saved? and more. www.kimontheweb.com

Overcome Porn Addiction

I’ve received emails from people confessing to a struggle many do not easily admit to – a struggle with porn addiction.

Many singles with a heart to live for God and remain celibate until marriage still find themselves struggling with loneliness and flat out horniness to the point where, instead of having sex outside of marriage they opt for the easily accessible advent of the internet where, unfortunately pornographic videos and images run rampant
causing them to be entangled in a web that only feeds the flesh for what seems like a moment but turns into a lasting consequence riddled with continuous feelings of guilt
and shame.

 

Job 31:1 states, I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon
a maid? Here even Job admits to his struggle, and as a result he makes a covenant
with his eyes that he will not allow them to see things he shouldn’t that actually gets
inside his spirit.

There is a saying, “Whatever you feed it grows, whatever you don’t feed it dies.”

The more you allow yourself to view pornographic images and feed the flesh, the
more you weaken the Spirit.

Scripture reminds us in Matthew 26:41, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
So while the spirit doesn’t want to continue to feed the flesh, the flesh wants what it wants
while considering the consequences later.

It is not God’s will that we succumb to the will of the enemy by allowing him to distract us
with unholy, ungodly images filled with the devil’s spirit (instead of God’s) which also has
the ability to create a stronghold on our minds, defile the Holy Spirit within and even
cloud our judgement when it comes to the opposite sex and relationships.

If you’re reading this and find yourself struggling or have struggled before with porn
addiction, or find yourself viewing porn consistently while seemingly having no control,
I would like to introduce you to something that can help. 

Kim Brooks, author of bestselling novels, She That Findeth, He\'s Fine...But is He Saved? and more. www.kimontheweb.com

Change Gon’ Come

Most people don’t like change.

Whether it’s changing from having a job, to not having
a job, being married, to divorced and now single again,
suffering the loss of a loved one, or even breaking up
from a relationship when you just knew he or she was,
“The One.”

Change is inevitable.

Some things in life we can’t control.

We can’t control other people.

We can’t control everything that happens in life.

But what we can control is how we respond to the change.

As a believer, at all times no matter the change, you must
believe that all things work together for good for you
because you love God and are called according to His
purpose (Romans 8:28)

As long as you’re operating in the will of God and doing what
you’re supposed to do, or shall I say what you’re called to do,
then there are no worries when it comes to the change.

Don’t allow change to become an opportunity for the enemy
to wreak havoc on your mind by placing all kinds of negative
thoughts in it then you react out of fear and end up making
the same mistakes over and over again.

Instead, use change as an opportunity to draw closer to your
Heavenly Father, receive instructions from Him, or simply rest
in Him and His word while allowing God to work things out for
your good.

Either way, you’re going to be okay, in spite of the change.

Like the song says, “Change gon’ come,” regardless, what’s
important is how you respond to it and whether or not you
embrace it.

We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their
labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan]
for good to and for those who love God and are called
according to [His] design and purpose.
Romans 8:28 Amplified Bible

…we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love
for God is worked into something good.
Romans 8:28b Message Bible

Kim Brooks, author of bestselling novels, She That Findeth, He\'s Fine...But is He Saved? and more. www.kimontheweb.com