Stormproof Men #2

Welcome back to the podcast. We’re in our second episode of our Stormproof series. We’re looking at the book “Stormproof” by Roger Frankhauser. The subtitle is sexual purity for Christian men in a sex-saturated world.
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In the Midst of the Storm
Becoming a Christian does not exempt us from the propensity to sin. It does give us the ability to overcome temptation and sin, but it does not eliminate the capacity to sin.
• Chapter 1 is titled, “In the Midst of the Storm”. The storm is bigger than just a battle for sexual purity, it is a battle of the flesh and the Spirit. This battle spills over into all areas of our life. It affects virtually all of our decisions - My flesh wants to take that bonus money I received and spend it on a new side by side. The Spirit wants me to give some of it to God’s kingdom and some of it to a family in need. My flesh wants to hold a grudge because I’ve been wounded. The Spirit tells me to forgive.
Galatians 5:16-17 So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. 17 The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions.
Romans 7:14-25 So the trouble is not with the law, for it is spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin. 15 I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. 16 But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good. 17 So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.
18 And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[d] I want to do what is right, but I can’t. 19 I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. 20 But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.
21 I have discovered this principle of life-that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. 22 I love God’s law with all my heart. 23 But there is another power[e] within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. 24 Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? 25 Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.
You are a target
The enemy is looking for opportunities to attack you in the area of spiritual purity. We live in a culture that provides all too many opportunities to entice us to let our minds and our eyes wander.
Proverbs 9:13-18 The woman named Folly is brash.
She is ignorant and doesn’t know it.
14 She sits in her doorway
on the heights overlooking the city.
15 She calls out to men going by
who are minding their own business.
16 “Come in with me,” she urges the simple.
To those who lack good judgment, she says,
17 “Stolen water is refreshing;
food eaten in secret tastes the best!”
18 But little do they know that the dead are there.
Her guests are in the depths of the grave.[a]
• We don’t have to look for trouble in this area of our lives. It looks for us. Media, Social Media, the way people dress
Your struggle is not unique
You are not the only one battling for sexual purity and the temptations that come along are not unique to you. Don’t justify giving into temptation because you think your battle is harder than anyone else’s. God always provides a way out.
1 Corinthians 10:13 The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.
• Sexless marriage
• Single guy
• Abused as a child
Hebrews 4:15 This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin.
Fleeing ...