Welcome back to the Morning Mindset, my friends. I'm so glad that you're here. I know you

have many options, many ways you could be seeking the Lord first thing in your day, and

I'm glad you've chosen to make the Morning Mindset part of how you go about that task.

The Morning Mindset is designed to help you get your mind aligned with the truth of God.

Let's dive in, let's go. Proverbs chapter 6 verses 21 through 26 is where we're at today,

and as we begin reading, this may sound very familiar because it is very similar to a previous

section that we read. I believe it was back in Proverbs chapter 4 where Solomon was warning young

men especially against the wayward woman, a woman who is sexually enticing, and we've applied

that in terms of lust and pornography and things like that that we experience in our day. This

one is similar, but it's a little bit nuanced because it's speaking about a very specific type

of sexual temptation. Let's read it. It says, the commandment is a lamp in the teaching, a light,

and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life to preserve you from the evil woman,

from the smooth tongue of the adulterous. Do not desire her beauty in your heart or let her

capture you with her eyelashes for the price of a prostitute is only a loaf of bread,

but a married woman hunts down a precious life. Now do you see the distinction?

The prostitute that Solomon mentions here is akin to what we've already talked about,

that wayward woman, that one who's enticing you to come to her. But in this case, Solomon has

made a distinction. He's saying, let's talk specifically about an adulterous. So this is a married

woman who is seeking out a sexual partner other than her spouse. You see, and there could be all

kinds of reasons for that. And let me just tell you something. I heard way back that has always

served me well. There may be reasons for sinful behaviors and choices, but there are never excuses

for them. What that means is there are things that contribute to the sinful behaviors we do,

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