Day 20 - Praying for your husband

Day 20
Pray that your husband will yield his mind and thoughts to the Lord. Pray that he will not
entertain immoral or impure thoughts, and that he will resist the temptation to indulge in
pornography. (Prov. 27:12; 2 Cor. 10:5)

Again this is one of those topics that is still a bit taboo within Christianity. No-one wants to ever admit this is or has been an issue. It's a real temptation for both men and women, and none of us are immune to Satan using this as a way to tempt and ruin relationships. We must all continually have our guard up against his schemes, and admit when we fail.

I have had students both at Plymouth and when I was at Sunshine confess their addiction and/or viewing of pornography. Both guys and girls and as young as 6th grade. This is an issue that I think we all need a little more insight into - especially parents. Of course we want to assume the best of your children, but we also need to be realistic about natural sexual curiosity and the easy access to porn.

As a parent of a very young boy, it's not something that's on my radar quite yet with him, but I realize it will need to be addressed and discussed at an early but appropriate age.I already pray constantly for Isaac's purity and for him to be free from sexual sin. It's hard to think of my little boy succumbing to those temptations as he grows up, but I also realize that prayer is one tool I have to help prevent that. And so I pray over him often. I also pray for his wife and her purity as well.