By now I’m sure that you’ve heard of the latest Celebrity failure. It is reported that Tiger Woods has had as many as 12 extra marital affairs.
How could someone that seems to have the world by the tail be so foolish as to think he could cheat on his wife, betray his family and marriage vows and not get caught?
By all outward appearances it seemed that Tiger had it all… an amazing golf career, loads of money, fame, a beautiful wife and two gorgeous kids.
For years one of my favorite things to do on Sunday afternoon was to watch Tiger compete for another championship and chase Jack Nicolas for the overall record for PGA Championships!
While I won’t say I will never watch him play golf again, I can say it will never be the same. His actions of late have reduced him to just another guy who cheats on his wife and lives a double standard.
The same is true for all of us. When we chose to compromise our “Virtues & Values” and destroy our “Credibility” by making choices like Tiger’s, we will lose just about everything that was once important to us.
And no matter how hard we try, life will never be the same!
Over the years, we’ve watched countless Celebs, Christian Ministers and friends choose the same fate when they decided to trade everything they had achieved for a few moments of sexual pleasure.
So the question is, what can we learn from the number one golfer in the world? What led up to his destructive behavior & bad choices?
Here are a few faulty perspectives & attitudes that contributed…
- Arrogance
- Lack of Accountability
- Narcissism
- Anonymity
- Selfishness
- Invincibility
Years ago I heard a message that encouraged me to live my life like there is no such thing as a SECRET!
As a pastor, I have counseled hundreds of men & women that have fallen into the trap of sexual immorality over the past 30 years.
One of the reoccurring themes that I have heard as they lament the destructive wake they have created is “If I would have only known what this would have cost me & my family I never would have done it.”
Let’s not wait until we have destroyed our lives and those around us to consider the cost. For the past 20 years I have carried in my wallet a list of the consequences for cheating on my wife and from time-to-time I take it out and read it.
Needless to say, it has served me well over the years.
If only we would rehearse in advance the ugly and overwhelming consequences of immorality, we would be far more prone to avoid it.
(Proverbs 6:32) “But a man who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.”
Let’s make good choices about our lives and families!
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Posted on Dec
10, 2009 by Glenn Smith
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