Shame is funny, even though it is worse than a shock collar we risk it to satisfy our now. Weird.

I like how Joseph handled it. He totally fleed. (or whatever the proper past tense of to flee is)

Interesting, I am reading a book that I will be giving away. In the first chapter the author talks about that very issue. Well not a struggle with pornography but rather the fact that we tend to be rebellious wanting what we cannot have and doing what we should not do pretty well from birth. If we think the solution is to change our behavior then we are sorely mistaken. We need to dig deeper and realize that we need a change in who we are. That is what God brings to us through the Son and through the Church. It is a life long process not something that we pray a prayer over and then are perfect. It is more accurate to say we are perfected in as much as we start down a path. Jesus tells us those that “endure to the end” will be saved. In other words we are called to start down the path and then keep walking down it.

It worked! Great post.

Lust lasts. Whims pass.

And still we are left with shame when we give into lasting lust or passing whims of fancy.

Shame is always the outcome of giving into our lust or whims.

Great post!

Thanks.

Yeah I kinda did say that … but then I moved past it.

I think that is the problem. We think we are immune to lust because we have the chastity belt of pride on. It’s one of the lesser known pieces of spiritual armor. It tends to be very shiny but pretty well useless and worst of all causes the rest of the armor to not fit.

And thank you.