Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding your kinsman; 5 they will keep you from the adulteress, from the wayward wife with her seductive words. (Proverbs 7:4-5)
You've heard the old say, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Ask anyone who has suffered a heart attack, and the surgeries and medications that follow such a malady, and they will tell you that if they could turn back time, they would have taken better care of themselves, eaten a cleaner diet and exercised more often in order to prevent both the physical and financial catastrophe that can be the aftermath of a cardiac arrest.
Guarding our lives from sin is much the same. Ask any family that has dealt with the malady of infidelity, and they will tell you that is was not worth it. However, at the moment of opportunity, the unprepared heart may find itself caught up in a vortex from which it cannot escape.
We don't avoid sexual sin at the moment of temptation. Sexual sin is avoided by daily building into our lives the wisdom and understanding of God. Sexual sin is short-sightedness--we allow the instant gratification of the moment to override our understanding of the consequences.
Wisdom and understanding allow us to see the big picture of God's plan for our lives. As we envision what He has for us, and the greatness of his plans for our lives, we will not want to forfeit it for anything, including cheap sex.
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