The Odyssey of our Journey Towards Integrity

 The Odyssey by Homer is one of my favorite stories. It's a story of the warrior-king Ulysses on his return back to his wife and family following the Trojan War. He is opposed at every turn by the angry sea-god Poseidon and other villains obstacles. When I first read it as young boy in English class I was captivated by it's adventure, intrigue and mystery. Reflecting today on my life in the Spirit as a Christian man in a sex-saturated world, I can't help but see some timeless truths for mankind today. Although just a fiction story, for me it is a powerful allegory of the significant steps I've taken being transformed from the bondage of darkness into the marvelous light of truth and freedom.

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This is the question that I would ask myself time and time again: "Why the @*#! do I keep doing this." Which really meant: "Every time I use porn, I feel like a loser, but I can't stop doing it, I'm such a FAILURE!" These thoughts led me to a familiar "pity" party - and guess who was the DJ...DJ sex alot!

Porn has been called the "crack-cocaine of the Internet". To me it was like Godiva chocolate to a sweet tooth, or bread to an Italian. At times Porn looked so dirty to me...but at times porn looked like a white Porsche 911 Slant Nose Turbo - yeah...I grew up obsessing over this sports car and no I don't own one..yet :)…

If you have heard of this book, "The Spiritual Combat and a Treatise on Peace of Soul", I would be very impressed. The first edition was publishes in Venice in 1589 and no one knows who actually wrote the book.

Here are some golden nuggets of spiritual combat that I think will help you in your daily spiritual walk...

Be Cautious