AVOIDING EMOTIONAL ADULTERY

 

On July 15, 2008 at 6:44 AM, ELIYAHU SHMUEL BEN YAH wrote

 

It is far easier to commit emotional adultery than

you may realize.

You may be converging on a chemical reaction with

another person when:

* You've got a need you feel your mate isn't

meeting -- a need for attention, approval or

affection, for example.

*You find it easier to unwind with someone other

than your spouse by dissecting the day's

difficulties over lunch, coffee or a ride home.

* You begin to talk about problems you are having

with your spouse.

* You rationalize the propriety of this

relationship with the opposite sex by saying that

surely it must be God's will to talk so openly and

honestly with a fellow Christian.

* You look forward to being with this person more

than with your own mate.

* You hide the relationship from your mate.

When you find yourself connecting with another

person as a substitute, you've started traveling a

road that ends too often in adultery and divorce.

But how do you protect yourself to keep this from

occurring?

KEEP YOUR BOUNDARIES. You should put fences around

your heart that protect sacred ground, reserved

only for your spouse. As a couple ,I'm careful to

show our deepest feelings, needs and difficulties

with each other, and not with friends of the

opposite sex.

REALIZE THE POWER OF YOUR EYES. As has been said,

your eyes are the windows to your heart. Pull the

shades down if you sense someone is pausing a

little too long in front of your windows.

BEWARE OF ISOLATION & CONCEALMENT. One strategy of

the enemy is to isolate you from your spouse,

especially by inducing you to keep secrets from

your mate.

EXTINGUISH CHEMICAL REACTIONS that have already

begun. A friendship with with the opposite sex

that meets the needs your mate should be meeting

must be ended quickly. It may be a painful loss at

first, but it isn't as painful as dealing with the

wreckage caused by a sinful relationship.

PRAY DAILY that ADONAI would "keep you from

stumbling.

"

PRAYER

"ABBA YAHWEH, your love and mercy knows no bounds. May I

trust you always and pursue you with indomitable

persistence as this woman did. Increase my faith

in your saving power and deliver me for all evil

and harm. 

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