Unbridled Understanding
 

Unbridled Understanding

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Title: Unbridled Understanding-------------------------- Date: 04/20/2000
Keywords:   "control" "understanding"


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Passage: Psalm 32:9*

Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you.

Question

1. What's the point of this passage?

 

2. How can we apply it to pornography?

 

Practical help

Human beings don't like being compared to horses, much less cross-breed mules. Psalmist David doesn't care.

"Horses! Mules!" he calls those led by their ungodly desires. But when porn leads us by the nose, don't we resemble these stupid animals? Loaded down with guilt, we become human pack animals.

Yet David's remedy -- understanding -- can still free us. He tells us to realize what helps us escape our instincts. Maybe it's daily devotional times or accountability partners or Web filters or ... you fill in the blank. Understand what helps you master your temptations and get unbridled today.


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