We Should Respect Women in Our Minds (TMF:518)

Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Peace to Live By: We Should Respect Women in Our Minds (TMF:518) - Daniel Litton
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       But with men, sometimes we take liberty with our thoughts and think things about women, those whom we know or even don't know. And we shouldn’t be thinking these thoughts. Again, the thought might come to mind that because no one can see our minds, we think it doesn't matter. We might even say, “Oh, well. It's not hurting anyone.” But, actually, in reality, it is hurting someone. It’s always hurting God. And it’s hurting yourself, and if you're married, it's hurting your relationship with your wife. It's hurting you because you are being disobedient to God, incurring loss of reward, admiring a woman in a way you have no right to admire her. Plus, you're focusing on the wrong thing with her. You could be focusing on how to build her up, but instead you are focusing on how good she looks. Therefore, because your mind is in the wrong place, you are losing opportunity for good and doing good for her in a way God may want you to. And tolerating and abetting sin in the mind will lead to more and more sin—to a further deterioration from a healthy mind. These are just some of the consequences. Undoubtedly, there are more.