It’s not easy to confess something like this, but if I feel it something I must share.  I hear people say all the time “It’ll never happen to me”. It’s the same thing I thought… until it happened.

Don’t fool yourself, an affair starts off as simple as they say. You know…. the harmless flirting. You would think at this point friends and family would stand up and say something. Yet they don’t, it’s almost like they are ok with it.  I think that was the trigger that let me think it was ok. So I tested the waters a little more, spent more time in the affair. Still, no one says anything, strange but it seems like they are having an affair of their own. Then one day I crossed that line and then there was no turning back. The affair has consumed most of my time. I was now ignoring my children, my friends, and other relationships. Spending my time, money, and effort, even hiding it from others because they might have been ok with it in the beginning but now I was sure they wouldn’t approve.

Then after time passes, the affair got old, and I felt bad about what I had done. So I decided to confess my actions. Only to have pastors, friends, and family say “Oh it’s no big deal”. You are probably as shocked as I was to have a pastor say an affair is no big deal. Then again, I’m not talking about extra martial affairs; I’m talking about cheating on our creator with created things.

We all do it.  I know I’m guilty. You don’t believe me? Check your bank statement, your  internet history, or your  Outlook Calendar. Where are we spending your time and energy?  Is our time spent pursuing and growing our relationship with God? Or has pursuing Him gotten old and stale so we watch more TV, workout more, try to serve more, or any number of other things that we put before God.

Why is it when we think of an affair we think only of cheating on the person we are married to?  God tells us we should have no other gods before him. Exodus 20:3

I challenge you to stop and examine your own life.  Is God #1 in your life? Or are you having your share of affairs?

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