Who Said It
Josh Harris

Joshua Harris wrote his first book, I Kissed Dating Goodbye, at the age of 21. He speaks nationally and has called his own generation, bombarded with images of sexual sin, back to the freedom and joy of holiness. Until last year, Josh led an annual conference for college students called New Attitude. He is now pastor of Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg, Maryland, where he lives with his wife Shannon and two children.

What He Said
Video Store Pantomime

My friend Andrew and I went to rent a video. At the door he stopped and said, "I'll wait out here."

Why?" I asked.

He explained that God had convicted him about looking at the explicit covers of many videos. His way of fighting back was not even to enter. People must have thought we were strange as I brought different videos to the window to have Andrew help me make a selection! But that didn't matter to Andrew. He was being obedient to what God was showing him about his own areas of temptation.

Many guys can admit that lust is a prevalent sin in their life and say they want to change. But they've never thought through how the process of temptation unfolds for them. Instead of anticipating and being on their guard like Andrew, they're surprised by the same attack over and over. Do you know what your weak points are? Do you have a plan for taking proactive measures to protect yourself from lust?

Adapted from Not Even a Hint (Multnomah, 2003) by permission.

Prayer for the Week

Lord, give me the determination to do whatever it takes to stay sexually pure, both physically and mentally.

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