How Sexual Struggles Keep You From Jesus
Dr. Juli Slattery
“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God …” 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV)
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled...” John 14:27a (NIV)
“While she was there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in clothes and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:6-7 (NIV)
“I bring you good news of great joy for everyone! The Savior - yes, the Messiah, the Lord - has been born tonight in Bethlehem, the city of David!” Luke 2:10b-11 (NLT)
“Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him…” Ephesians 3:17 (NLT)
“On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh. Matthew 2:11 (NIV)
"But Jesus immediately said to them, ‘Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.’" Matthew 14:27(NIV)
“The Lord has made the heavens his throne; from there he rules over everything.” Psalm 103:19 (NLT)
“But for Adam no suitable helper was found. So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.” Genesis 2:20b-22 (NIV)
“And Mary said, ‘Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.’ And the angel departed from her.” Luke 1:38 (NAS)
“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.” 1 Peter 2:24 (NIV)
“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God …” 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV)
God, I struggle to see beyond all of the hurt, pain, and shame of my past, and it makes me question Your love for me. I just can’t seem to escape the cycle of shame and guilt. But I know Your Word...
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” Colossians 4:2 (NIV)
“He remembered us in our weakness. His faithful love endures forever.” Psalm 136:23 (NLT)