Monday, April 19, 2004
Today I am realizing some hard things. I re-read Every Woman's Battle a few weeks ago, and it is really impacting me. What's more, everything is backed up by scripture in that book. All you women out there have got to give it a read. It opened up new ideas, ideas that I had never contemplated. I'm assuming the guy's version, Every Man's Battle is just as good, so guys you go read it too.
Just to give you an idea, the book covers different parts of a woman's integrity. The most commonly compromised is the emotional aspect of integrity. And we don't always notice it, it doesn't always surface as a problem, as does compromised physical integrity. It appears more innocent than a physical affair, but emotional affairs can be just as damaging to a woman as a physical affair. And note that this it not a metal affair, where one would fantasize about another, but simply an emotional affair. Women crave affection, whereas the lust men more often experience is physical. I think it's just as important that I maintain my emotional integrity as well as physical. This has been extremely difficult! I know much better the struggle men go through now, because I know it's just as difficult for them to control their physical desires as it is our emotional desires.
I'm at a stage where I am completely going over my relationships, but I'm not sure exactly where my relationships should be.
Just to give you an idea, the book covers different parts of a woman's integrity. The most commonly compromised is the emotional aspect of integrity. And we don't always notice it, it doesn't always surface as a problem, as does compromised physical integrity. It appears more innocent than a physical affair, but emotional affairs can be just as damaging to a woman as a physical affair. And note that this it not a metal affair, where one would fantasize about another, but simply an emotional affair. Women crave affection, whereas the lust men more often experience is physical. I think it's just as important that I maintain my emotional integrity as well as physical. This has been extremely difficult! I know much better the struggle men go through now, because I know it's just as difficult for them to control their physical desires as it is our emotional desires.
I'm at a stage where I am completely going over my relationships, but I'm not sure exactly where my relationships should be.
