Build a Strategy for Ongoing Sexual Purity — Recognize Your Vulnerability Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Build a Strategy for Ongoing Sexual Purity — Recognize Your Vulnerability ------Date: 4/25/2002 Keyword: "vulnerable" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: 1 Corinthians 10:12* Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. Questions 1. Honestly rate your personal vulnerability to sexual temptation on a scale of 1 to 10.   2. Are you more or less vulnerable today than one year ago? Than one month ago?   3. Would the Lord Jesus agree with your assessment?   Practical help A good, honest and objective look at your own vulnerability to sexual temptation is the place to start in building a strategy for ongoing sexual purity. In general terms, we fail to recognize just how vulnerable we really are. We may even deceive ourselves and downplay the entire issue as a means of not facing our lack of resistance when we fail. A warning is even issued to those who are considered strong, mature men and women of God. Brethren, even if a man is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, lest you too be tempted. — Galatians 6:1 The grip of Web porn can be broken in your life. Begin by being honest, recognizing your own vulnerability to yield when tempted. As you take this first step, look to Jesus for help in understanding how you tend to respond to temptation. His desire is to guide you through a process of growth and ever-increasing dependence upon Him. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 2002 by eXXit *"Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, © Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission." ---