Your Protector

Sep 22, 2023

As a single person, and someone who came to faith in adulthood, I made a lot of mistakes along the way.

But, I always say, “True healing is when you can talk about what happened to you, the mistakes you made, and still feel free.” So, today I’m sharing a glimpse into the depths Our God will go to protect us from potential hurt and harm in hopes that God would reveal the areas of your life He wants to refine. If you’re an unmarried person like me, today’s devotional is for you. If you’ve struggled with purity, or you’ve been unfaithful to your spouse, this is for you. If you are someone who has used sex, or given away your body, to cope and hide instead of running to the Father, today’s devotional is for you.

I believe there is great importance in talking about sex through a biblical framework.

Why? Because sex was God’s idea (Genesis 1:27-28). But one thing I wished I had learned early in life is that sex is not a tool to escape problems; it is not casual in nature; nor is it natural to cycle through partners. Sex is sacred. And God’s plan for us as it relates to this area of our lives, is not to keep us from good things, but to protect us from the unknown. You see, every time you sleep with someone you’re not married to, watch pornography, or cheat on your spouse, you are making yourself susceptible to the attacks of the enemy.

And like any good Father, God wants to protect us.

I want today’s devotional to be an encouragement to you; to be a reminder of how attentive, loving, and caring our God is. Before I go into our passage from David, many of us know his backstory. David struggled with his own purity. Not only did he sleep with another man’s wife, but he deceived, and even murdered, to cover up his sin (2 Samuel 11 & 12). So how appropriate it is to be encouraged by someone who fell short in more ways than one yet God still used him for great things and referred to him as “a man after God’s own heart.” Psalm 32:7 says:

You are my hiding place;

you will protect me from trouble

and surround me with songs of deliverance.

- Psalm 32:7

Family, today I am praying that you will take off shame and put on Christ.

I am asking that God will provide you a yearning for the things He has for you. For my singles out there, I want to submit to you that God may want to work on this area of your life before He brings another person into the equation. God is your protector. If you struggle with living a life of purity before marriage, that problem doesn’t get solved when you walk down the aisle. Acknowledge where you are, ask forgiveness, then turn from your sin.

God is your hiding place. You don’t have to run to temporary fixes in times of trouble. Instead, run to the Father; run to the One that can supply your every need. Run to the One who will not tempt you beyond what you can bear (1 Corinthians 10:13). He is faithful and He is your protector.

When you find yourself being tempted to drift, stop and pray and ask God for strength in your time of weakness. He will meet you where you are and He will help you.