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Fifty Shades of Lies is a possible book title yet to be written. (Fifty Shades of Gray is basically a so called soft porn book and very popular.)

Sexual stimulation in our culture works its way into a “normalcy” that isn’t normal at all. 1 Corinthians 10:13 has practical teaching as to what to do with temptation. The short of getting rid of sexual temptation is to stop exposure and stop the thought associated with sexual temptation. A few facts will help: Know that God provides ways of escape when invasive sexual thoughts arrive, and know that choosing the way of escape over and over will diminish and eventually extinguish temptation to entertain the thought. Do not self-condemn even if you need to chase out the thought twenty times every ten minutes. Continue to say to the thought: get out of here, that is not who I am. The thought(s) will subside eventually. An accompanying prayer is to say: Jesus, I invite you in to my struggle. I need your help. I ask you be Lord of every bit of this and ask that you cleanse me from all unrighteousness. Thank you Lord for your unfailing love.