Ask Ahead of Time

I heard my pastor make a comment about asking Father God for forgiveness. He said if you are planning to sin ask God to forgive you ahead of time. An excellent idea. What Father God desires of each of us is that we allow Him to love us as only He can. By talking with Him before the sin is still in the thinking stage we allow Him to deal with it. He wants to have this interaction with us. I am doing this today as I am being tempted to call into a phone line that connects with prostitutes. Prostitution has cost me thousands of dollars. The amount of time involved with sex addiction. The stages I would go through to final achieve my goal is staggering to think about. I would connect with a prostitute, make arrangements, drive almost to the location and at the last minute get spooked. Then I would go home and start the whole process over again. If it was pornography I would look over sites so I got excited. Then masturbate.

I only wish the Church could deal with this area of bondage with true grace and not legalism. I have grown weary of all the condemnation I have heard over the years. I believe the answer is only found in the Cross of Jesus Christ. Nothing else will work.