Sex In A Broken World – Week 3 (3-6-22)

Sex In A Broken World
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March 6, 2022

3 Fundamental Assumptions:

1. God is for you.
2. God is a good father.
3. Sex is good.

God created it, sin distorted it.

Genesis 39:6a-10
Now Joseph was well-built and handsome, ⁷ and after a while his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said, “Come to bed with me!” ⁸ But he refused. “With me in charge,” he told her, “my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care. ⁹ No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me EXCEPT you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?” ¹⁰ And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her.

Joseph refuses to rationalize his behavior and compromise his integrity for a momentary pleasure.

Genesis 39:11-13
One day he went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the household servants was inside. 12 She caught him by his cloak and said, “Come to bed with me!” But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.

What happens one day has the potential to impact everyday that follows.

Proverbs 7:6-23

Until we fear the consequences of concealment more than we fear the consequences of confession change will continue to elude us.

Addiction Cycle

Triggers (Emotional, Fear, Anxiety, Shame, HALT)
Fantasy
Ritualization
Acting Out
Despair

James 1:13-15
¹³ When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; ¹⁴ but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. ¹⁵ Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

Not struggling at the moment

1. Refuse to be alone with the opposite sex
2. Filter what goes into your mind
3. Know your triggers
4. Invite accountability

Struggling:

1. Take a deep breath
2. Admit you have a problem that you can’t fix
3. Specific action to change the pattern.
4. Invite accountability

Grace & Forgiveness