By: The Rt. Rev. Julian M. Dobbs
King David, married with children, commits adultery with another man wife and schemes to have the husband of the woman killed on the battlefield. This is such a tragic event in the life of David who is
described in the Bible as a man after God’s own heart.
Entertaining a lustful desire can bring down even those who are closest to God. Many leaders in the Church have succumbed to the same temptation as David because they allowed temptation to give birth to sin. Sexual desire can have a fierce grip on our lives and left untamed we can be ruined by the intense need for gratification. If we entertain lustful desires we will be consumed and addicted by unholy and inappropriate desires. When this happens we must repent and where necessary, seek help. There are numerous programs available to assist Christian men and women in finding healing for sexual brokenness.
Over the years of our ministry, Brenda and I have been thankful for the many people who have found healing through the Living Waters programs. Living Waters Ministries provides help for Christians struggling with sexual and relational problems. The program is based on the biblical foundation of compassion, integrity, and dependence on God. These and other programs are an incredible gift to
anyone who is struggling or confronting sexual brokenness. I encourage you not to struggle alone – reach out and find help so that you can pray as David did:
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin! Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right
spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your
salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. (Psalm 51)