Long before the question was asked, life seemed so predictable, peaceful, and even simple. The war that was about to ensue was neither wished for nor acceptable. The art of shock and awe has long thrived upon the mastery of surprise and diversion, yet your ability to comprehend will be far outweighed by emotions of betrayal, disgust and shame.
Up until now, the road of life has offered numerous curves, turns and terrains, yet logic would never include an option for delusions of grandeur. Maybe, I could’ve done something different—you think to yourself; yet the burden you feel is vaguely reminiscent of a silhouette for logic and reason. Nevertheless, a Grand Canyon sized hole in your heart is all that remains visible in the pile of ash from deeds performed in secret.
A long list of questions can simply be consolidated into one—What were you thinking? The profound nature of the response is only surpassed by the actions themselves. Life in rewind reveals details once covered up in denial and enabled in bliss. Regardless of the circumstance, the pain of betrayal will not soon be forgotten.
The long series of events can be found embedded in the character of its actors, yet the outcome will determine victory or failure. The shock and awe phase is merely the perverted reward for the performance of the participants. Are you kidding me? I didn’t ask for this and I don’t deserve this! That may very well be true, but please remember that resolve as you continue reading.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-4, “It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable.” (NIV)
Many people have asked me, “How can I recover from my spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend from cheating on me?” I’ve come to understand this to be code language for, “Is there any hope for me and will I ever be ok again?” Regardless of how you ask the question, the answer is yes—there is genuine hope and recovery for you.
Have you ever considered performing an in-depth inventory of all your relationships? Are you sure you haven’t turned a blind eye to a series of covert threats that have been marginalized as acceptable values over a period of time?
I’ve never heard a woman or young woman say to me, “My dream is to someday be married to a man who belittles me all the time and makes me feel insignificant. I also want him to be committed only on his terms, because a man cant love just one woman—and I don’t want to interrupt his time with his friends just so he can help me put our children to bed.” Yet the reality is widespread in that so many women have ransomed their virginity to move in with their boyfriends to “play house” as if to pretend that is an acceptable replacement for a genuine marriage commitment. Listen, relationships based upon real commitment have no “Get out free” clause.
On the other hand, the self inflicted wounds of the emotional disrespect of women and young women alike has left many opportunistic men convinced that a female’s name begins with “B” and ends with “itch.” Sadly, this tragic state of mind is responsible for endorsing countless catfights, backseat encounters and rumors of supremacy.
If truth really mattered, then the words, “I’m sorry” would take on a whole new meaning of relevancy in a court of law where the act was punished rather than the actor. Threats once marginalized as harmless and acceptable will no longer be tolerated when the pieces of your life are restored once again. The old signs bearing your name as naive, gullible, or blind will soon be replaced with warnings and a security perimeter of protection for the one thing you cannot afford to ever lose again—Peace.
Listen—sex addiction and sensual influences in life is a real threat to genuine relationships. You might be under attack right now in your mind and heart, and feel too ashamed to admit it or move forward? I want to give you an opportunity to take a first step toward a new life of freedom regardless of how much it hurts to recognize it.
If you are honest and desire truth, then stop running and invite Jesus Christ into your life right now—He is your only hope! Simply admit to Him that you’ve messed up and struggle deeply with sex and need His help and forgiveness, ask Him to be your Lord and Savior and give you a desire to know Him. It’s that simple, but you’re going to need more help and encouragement going forward. Let me know your decision—Be encouraged!
Egypt McKee
Author & Speaker
Out of Egypt Ministries & Life UnPlugged TV
www.OutOfEgypt.com
www.LifeTheStruggleWithin.com
www.Twitter.com/egyptmckee
©2009 Copyright, Egypt McKee. All Rights Reserved.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Eye Candy!
If you’re not careful, you’ll find yourself face down on the battlefield before you recognize you’re in the middle of a fight for your life! Long ago you were well received by family and friends as having been the adorable infant with rosy cheeks and impressionable eyes as a distinct trademark. Before you could comprehend experiences in life, your eyes were most valuable in determining affection from recognizable personalities and disapproval of foes who played with your toys.
Somewhere in the chain of progression, years advanced faster with each blink of the eye, yet it was your eyes that carried secrets hidden too deep for denial to be reasonable. In the most secret of places lies the access key into the gateway of the heart. We’ve all heard the excuses in life, yet somehow what you see is not always what you get.
Training day began the day we were conceived while learning to advance the skill of our eyes through attrition. One day we find ourselves hiding behind walls, others and claiming popularity by association--whereas other days we convince ourselves through the broken values of others that we are somehow invaluable and our outside appearance is worth a second, third and fourth look! What is this time honored code that is more intoxicating than modern day pharmaceuticals? What is this key that offers access to unknown places not yet recognized nor reconciled in the human heart?
Deep in hidden places of our hearts is the place where motives, intentions and character is reasoned. Similar to a factory assembly line lays the complex arguments of denial and intentions in negotiation with reality, faith and intellect. Very Little is accomplished there because motives always demand the first and last word, yet character is responsible for packaging the end product before it is shipped to market in the mind and manipulated with the eyes. Billions of decisions flow through this complex feeding tube of life and is shared with anyone who will listen.
The rewards of such behavior is only rivaled by the process from which it came with shark feeding frenzy-like effect! The scales of life are easily tipped one way or another just like the well defined hourglass shaped woman who balances herself on 3-inch heels with every powerful exaggerated strut. Then of course, there’s the over confident man wearing his shirt half-buttoned and three sizes too small; he has obviously forgotten the embarrassment of this similar behavior only ten years earlier while in grade school.
In an instant, access to the eyes are opened long enough to see the depths of our hearts, yet few will look there for the end cannot be seen or measured. Temporary values for surgically altered body parts and sensual clothing that perform illegal feats containing body parts that are destined to explode under intense pressure, only lead way to the loneliness that comes long after all the smiles and giggles have gone. The sweet taste of sensuality intoxication lasts for only a moment, and the bitter wormwood taste of emptiness, vanity and inferiority quickly follows.
Psalms 34:8, “O taste and see that the Lord is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!” (NAS)
Has there ever been a time better than now for you to come out of hiding? What have you been drawn to lately? You’ve tasted many things in life yet each has it’s own distinct flavor, scent, and emotion. Maybe you are that person who struggles with what others think or say about you? Maybe you think people value your possessions, intellect or physical features?
Is it possible that you’ve found yourself chewing on rocks and the desperation to fit in and be recognized, accepted and praised has driven you into a life of performing in a contest you will never win? Have you convinced yourself that you are over it and in control--Don’t fool yourself! Are you willing to take a step into the abyss of your own heart and find out fact from fiction? There is only one hope for you and it is wrapped up solely in the person who did for you what you could never do for yourself--Jesus Christ! One things for sure--everyone needs a savior and that includes you.
Do you want a brand new start and a fresh beginning? You can have it right now--just give up running and invite Jesus Christ into your life right this moment. You don’t have to be religious or weird about it! Simply admit to Him that you’ve done many wrong things and need His forgiveness, Invite Him to be your Lord and Savior and give you a desire to know Him. When you pray this with sincerity in your heart, you’ll immediately become a brand new person!
Share your thoughts with me and post your comment along with your name. Let me know how I can specifically pray for you--Be encouraged!
Egypt McKee
Author, Speaker & Pastor
from the book: Life. The Struggle Within
www.EgyptMcKee.com | www.LifeTheStruggleWithin.com
www.OutOfEgypt.com | www.myspace.com/ooem
©2007 Copyright, Egypt McKee. All Rights Reserved.
DISCLAIMER: This devotional is copyright protected and may be re-posted and distributed only when all material including title, content, author, copyright statement, and disclaimer statement is included and visibly displayed with all content. All other uses must be obtained with the expressed written consent of Egypt McKee and AuthorHouse Publishing | www.EgyptMcKee.com
Somewhere in the chain of progression, years advanced faster with each blink of the eye, yet it was your eyes that carried secrets hidden too deep for denial to be reasonable. In the most secret of places lies the access key into the gateway of the heart. We’ve all heard the excuses in life, yet somehow what you see is not always what you get.
Training day began the day we were conceived while learning to advance the skill of our eyes through attrition. One day we find ourselves hiding behind walls, others and claiming popularity by association--whereas other days we convince ourselves through the broken values of others that we are somehow invaluable and our outside appearance is worth a second, third and fourth look! What is this time honored code that is more intoxicating than modern day pharmaceuticals? What is this key that offers access to unknown places not yet recognized nor reconciled in the human heart?
Deep in hidden places of our hearts is the place where motives, intentions and character is reasoned. Similar to a factory assembly line lays the complex arguments of denial and intentions in negotiation with reality, faith and intellect. Very Little is accomplished there because motives always demand the first and last word, yet character is responsible for packaging the end product before it is shipped to market in the mind and manipulated with the eyes. Billions of decisions flow through this complex feeding tube of life and is shared with anyone who will listen.
The rewards of such behavior is only rivaled by the process from which it came with shark feeding frenzy-like effect! The scales of life are easily tipped one way or another just like the well defined hourglass shaped woman who balances herself on 3-inch heels with every powerful exaggerated strut. Then of course, there’s the over confident man wearing his shirt half-buttoned and three sizes too small; he has obviously forgotten the embarrassment of this similar behavior only ten years earlier while in grade school.
In an instant, access to the eyes are opened long enough to see the depths of our hearts, yet few will look there for the end cannot be seen or measured. Temporary values for surgically altered body parts and sensual clothing that perform illegal feats containing body parts that are destined to explode under intense pressure, only lead way to the loneliness that comes long after all the smiles and giggles have gone. The sweet taste of sensuality intoxication lasts for only a moment, and the bitter wormwood taste of emptiness, vanity and inferiority quickly follows.
Psalms 34:8, “O taste and see that the Lord is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!” (NAS)
Has there ever been a time better than now for you to come out of hiding? What have you been drawn to lately? You’ve tasted many things in life yet each has it’s own distinct flavor, scent, and emotion. Maybe you are that person who struggles with what others think or say about you? Maybe you think people value your possessions, intellect or physical features?
Is it possible that you’ve found yourself chewing on rocks and the desperation to fit in and be recognized, accepted and praised has driven you into a life of performing in a contest you will never win? Have you convinced yourself that you are over it and in control--Don’t fool yourself! Are you willing to take a step into the abyss of your own heart and find out fact from fiction? There is only one hope for you and it is wrapped up solely in the person who did for you what you could never do for yourself--Jesus Christ! One things for sure--everyone needs a savior and that includes you.
Do you want a brand new start and a fresh beginning? You can have it right now--just give up running and invite Jesus Christ into your life right this moment. You don’t have to be religious or weird about it! Simply admit to Him that you’ve done many wrong things and need His forgiveness, Invite Him to be your Lord and Savior and give you a desire to know Him. When you pray this with sincerity in your heart, you’ll immediately become a brand new person!
Share your thoughts with me and post your comment along with your name. Let me know how I can specifically pray for you--Be encouraged!
Egypt McKee
Author, Speaker & Pastor
from the book: Life. The Struggle Within
www.EgyptMcKee.com | www.LifeTheStruggleWithin.com
www.OutOfEgypt.com | www.myspace.com/ooem
©2007 Copyright, Egypt McKee. All Rights Reserved.
DISCLAIMER: This devotional is copyright protected and may be re-posted and distributed only when all material including title, content, author, copyright statement, and disclaimer statement is included and visibly displayed with all content. All other uses must be obtained with the expressed written consent of Egypt McKee and AuthorHouse Publishing | www.EgyptMcKee.com
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