At the Altar of Sexual Idolatry (PART 1)

You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it; You are not pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken spirit. God, You will not despise a broken and humbled heart. (Psalms 51:16, 17 HCSB)

Let me start by saying that every man and a lot of women battle with sexual idolatry. Sex is involved in every aspect of our lives. Sex demands our family to worship it daily. In today's world electronic devices has a hold of us (I am writing a blog on one). It can be used for good or bad, and satan knows this. He will put everything in our path to tempt us with sex. You see the idea of sex was God's idea, it was supposed to be for two things. The first was to fill the earth, "Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and the creatures that crawl on the earth.” So God created man in His own image; He created him in the image of God; He created them male and female. God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.” (Genesis 1:26-28 HCSB) The second was to enjoy each other as one flesh,"So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to come over the man, and he slept. God took one of his ribs and closed the flesh at that place. Then the Lord God made the rib He had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man. And the man said: This one, at last, is bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh; this one will be called “woman,” for she was taken from man. This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh. Both the man and his wife were naked, yet felt no shame. (Genesis 2:21-25 HCSB)
No shame, this was before the fall of man, (see Gen 3) sex was beautiful and pure. Now after the fall, sex is seen as something dirty and shameful "Taboo." Man has made it this way with satan's mark all over it. The coming together as one flesh is no longer, it is now one self. We make it a selfish desire instead of a selfless desire. Man has made sex a "golden calf" and we are worshiping it at the "Altar of Sex." You can really see a beautiful marriage when a husband and wife truly come together as "One Flesh."
When a man or woman is addicted to porn it changes how they see sex. To them it is recreational
(a sport), it changes their whole attitude on what a healthy relationship is. When guys look at porn they see smoke and mirrors. It is not real, the girls are not real, the set up is not real. This way of looking at sex does serious damage to the man's view of woman. So, what does this do when he goes and tries to find him a woman? Does he look for a pure relationship or is he looking for a porn star? Sex is his main focus nothing else! Look at every night club and bar!! The girls in this generation has been molded to what is expected of them. It is not motherhood or being a good wife, it is being someones sex partner. Look at what is being sold to girls at 10 years old and older, the sexier the clothes the better. Christians please look at your view of sex, it can be so good with your wife or husband. It can also be infected by this world's view of sex.
This is Part 1 of "At the Altar of Sexual Idolatry", I will discuss the effects of being addicted to porn, and what it does to the male's mind. I am recommending a awesome book " At the Altar of Sexual Idolatry" by Steve Gallagher. If you are struggling with a sexual addiction please go to his site at Purelifeministries.org. He has tons of materials and ministries that can help you.
The Word of God is primary and we need to spend our time and efforts in His Word to know what He wants from us. We need to be broken over our sins and that is when He can start putting us back together. "You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it; You are not pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken spirit. God, You will not despise a broken and humbled heart. (Psalms 51:16, 17 HCSB)" He wants us to come to Him when we fail, His arms are open and ready to receive us back. There is no sin to big that He can not forgive, but you have to want to give it up! His forgiveness is so awesome and that grace is even more amazing. We must deny ourselves Jesus said "Mat 16:24    Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
He will forgive you as He has forgiven me of my sins. NO SIN IS TO BIG FOR JESUS TO FORGIVE!!
Part 2 is called " Freedom comes slowly"
God Bless