When Does It Become Good or Bad? The subject of masturbation has become a much debated topic in life and relationship. Lots of people are in a fix as to doing it or to refrain from the act.
The society paints a picture of it’s not too bad or a detestable thing to do since you’re not committing fornication, adultery or incest. In fact they’ll tell you it’s okay to do than to be involved with prostitutes since it doesn’t allow you to contact sexually transmitted diseases.
That sound good and seem to be true according to societal judgment.
Masturbation is the manual erotic stimulation of the genitals or other erotic regions of the body often to orgasm, either by oneself or a partner.
In the advanced form, it involves the use of objects or devices to enhance the stimulation process such as the use of sex toys, candles, soap or lubricants, vibrators, the use of the mouth and so on.
Some call it self-servicing, ‘wanking’, fingering, rolling the pill and the likes. Regardless of what you call it, masturbation is evil and a detestable act before God.
An act is not evil because men define it to be, it is evil when God says so regardless of what anyone defines or proves it to be true.
It is not expressly stated in the Bible that “Thou shall not masturbate”. This is what many are looking for to justify their claim of it to be right. But remember that some act are unclean and it is the Holy Spirit that can enlighten you about it.
It is not everyone that has received the Holy Spirit, even some people that claimed to be ‘Christians’ do not have the spirit of God in them. You cannot have God’s spirit in you and He’ll tell you masturbation is good.
The Bible will be too voluminous if it contains all the things you must do and mustn’t do, this is why Jesus promised His disciples that He would send them the Comforter who will bring them to the knowledge of truth and guide them in it.
Before I got born again, I usually masturbate. I go to church, listen to sermons but the Holy Spirit wasn’t in me. It is only when you have His spirit in you that He can guide you into all the truths you need to know about life and the issues in it. Let’s be factual, there’s no pleasure in masturbation, there’s more harm done to your body and soul.
Engaging in masturbation isn’t an excuse to abstain from fornication or adultery. If you feel the urge to have sex and it’s not marital sex, do the following.
1. Change your thoughts
What a man ponders on determines his mood and feelings. And the entrance to your thoughts is a function of what you see, hear or feel.
Do away with the thoughts of having sex and replace it with godly thoughts. Praying away the thoughts of sexual feelings can’t work for a person that is carnally minded, it’ll only work for a spiritually minded person.
Instead of brooding over the feelings of having sex, think of something creative, godly, pure and good. This is what Paul told Timothy in his letter to the Philippians, “In conclusion, my friends, fill your minds with those things that are good and that deserve praise: things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and honorable” – Phil. 4:8 (GNT).<> Mind you, what you think on is a function of the friends you keep and the influence of your desire.
2. Keep the right company
It is very difficult to be with friends with an angry man and later in life you wouldn’t end up getting angry over little or minor things.
And this is the same with the feelings of immoralities and masturbation. If you keep friends that practices masturbation, there’s no how you won’t be influenced to join them.
Only good friends can have godly influence on you and this would keep you in the right frame of mind.
3. Renew your mind
The world we live in is a corrupt one and there are several things that pollutes the mind. The movies you see, the music you listen to and some articles you read are enough to pollute your mind.
To live clean and safe in a sexually polluted world, renew your mind with the word of God otherwise you’ll be transformed and conform to the pattern of the world.
Masturbation is no where good, it is bad and a detestable act. You know why?
“Because those people refuse to keep in mind the true knowledge about God, and some things He detest (emphasis mine), He has given them over to corrupted minds, so that they do the things that they should not do”, – Rom. 1:28 (GNT).
Do you retain God in your knowledge or you esteem self-opinion, societal traditions or scientific evidence above God?
A married woman shouldn’t masturbate herself even if her husband isn’t around. It’s better they bridge the distance between themselves than to allow immoralities and infidelity to creep in.
Distance should not put apart what God has joined together, although men joined some people together in ‘God’s house’.
Are you indulging in masturbation? Desist from the act because it has medical effect on your body and above all, no unclean thing or person shall inherit God’s kingdom.
I’m not writing this for all to agree, like or comment but only those who have the spirit of God in them will bear witness to this truth. Masturbation is NOT good but evil!
(c) Mayowwa Adeniyi 2015
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