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My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.

(Hosea 4:6)

This book is the journey of one man, but the story of many — including those who are struggling today with the temptations of sexual addiction.

It might seem to be a common story these days, but I believe this book has something new to tell you about desire and pain, as well as forgiveness and renewal. The story is about what happens to a man who is a leader in his church, a married man who is devoted to his wife and family, but who finds himself tormented and torn between his spiritual passion to please the Lord and his deeply-rooted carnal needs as a neglected man. It is also about his undaunted faith, his hope and fear, and the absolute reality of God’s love.

The Bible says God will provide a way of escape from the temptations that are common to man (1 Cor. 10:13; 2 Peter 2:9). Blessed is the man who listens to the Spirit when the opportunity to sin seems irresistible. But what of the man who finds temptation too strong? A man might be willing to escape, but too weak to resist, just as the disciples were too weak in their tired bodies to stay awake and keep watch with Jesus Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matt. 26:41). They fell asleep, in the very presence of our Lord.

This is the story of a Christian men who went astray and sinned, repeatedly. You might find this book disturbing, disgusting, or fascinating, but above all, I hope that you will see how the Big Picture is all about breaking free from sex addiction and improving your most intimate relationship — your marriage. I pray this story can be useful in your life, and in the lives of those you love. You might even be a man like the ones characterized in this book, or maybe you’re married to that kind of man. This book is for you.

This narrative also presents the aftermath of sin, the chastening and anguish of the sinner, as well as the pain and suffering inflicted upon others (especially his wife) by the sinner’s actions. The charity of love will be revealed.

Above all, this book is about the experience of a man’s deliverance from sin, and by the Grace of God, his incredible awakening to find the Kingdom of God, for which I praise the Lord and thank Him with all my whole uplifted heart and soul!

For that man is me -

Please don’t get me wrong; I’m not out to exonerate psychopaths, deviants, perverts, rapists and ruthless criminals. Let me stress and reiterate that I hope to shine a light on how even believers fall into sin and adultery, as so many did in the Bible, including David, whose ancient Psalms give us the voice of a man very much like ourselves, although his poetic genius and profound spirituality far exceed the ambitions of this little book. On that humble note, let us begin.