Pastor Dave on Guys, Sex, and Sexual Sin

Pastor Dave Bruskas with a great reflection on sexual sin and what to do about it.  This section is insightful:

So usually what will happen is guys will come to me, Christian guys, broken down, saying, “Slept with somebody I shouldn’t [have],” or “I downloaded porn on the internet and masturbated, and, you know, I feel guilty about that,” and then they’ll go, again, to religion: “So here’s what I’m gonna do: I’m gonna read the Bible ten times a day, and I’m gonna go to every church service I can find in town. I’m gonna put an internet filter on, and I’m gonna not ever look at another woman the rest of my life.” And, although those are helpful things, apart from Jesus, they really won’t make a difference. So when they tell me that, I’m almost like, “Let’s go set up the next appointment, because I’m gonna give you three days and then you’re gonna be right back here crying.” … Who hasn’t been [that guy]? Really, honestly? And I tell guys that, you know what, this is a universal struggle, and it’s OK to be open about it. It’s OK not to be OK. It’s not OK to stay there, but it’s OK not to be OK.

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