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Topic: LUST (all-consuming desire; excessive craving) (01/08/15)
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TITLE: Good Seed | Previous Challenge Entry
By PamFord Davis
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My stoic spouse pretends that our having children is not significant. Unaware that I witness his glances at large families, I allow him to keep his thoughts hidden. He is transparent as glass.
Oh, how I want to give him children…
The thoughts plague me day and night.
We have even talked of finding a surrogate mother. It is acceptable in our circle of friends so I have not ruled out that option, nor given up vestiges of hope.
Am I deceiving myself? Am I, could I… be pregnant?
A trusted nurse practitioner confirms my suspicions.
“Thank you, Lord.”
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Why?
It seems as if, after so many years, God is mocking me. He once gave me the desires of my heart; today it is shattered.
Our son, he was good seed. Where did he go wrong?
Am I to blame? Surely, the fault rests on me.
I am at his beckoning call and give in to his every wish. My thoughts are guilt ridden and continuous…
Good seed…gone wrong.
Gossip mills report his latest illicit escapades. I hide my head in shame while he merely laughs it off, saying, ‘Busy bodies have nothing better to do.’ His father lives in a state of flux, suspended between denial and self-loathing, knowing he should have taken a firmer hand during formative years.
Lately, I am noticing signs of something far more frightening than self-gratification. He is obsessed with having a girl from an unbelieving family. He knows our feelings about relationships outside of our faith. The girl is off limits.
Yet, he talks of nothing else. This is not a matter of falling in love; no, it is unleashed relentless lust. I fear he is losing his mind. Sorrowful, I must face facts; we have lost our son to Satan’s sexual addictive trap.
He is demanding our assistance in fulfilling this unequal yoking.
The unmitigated gall!
“Now Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. So he went up and told his father and mother, saying, ‘I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines; now therefore, get her for me as a wife.’ Then his father and mother said to him, ‘Is there no woman among the daughters of your brethren, or among all my people, that you must go and get a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?’ And Samson said to his father, ‘Get her for me, for she pleases me well (Judges 14:1-3 NKJ).”
"Get her for me?"
How misguided can good seed be?
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A realistic portrayal with an excellent scriptural base.
Well done!
God bless~
A good reminder that in spite of the most Godly upbringing, one can allow their carnal nature to override and also a good reminder that we are not islands unto ourselves and our sins affect others.
Samson’s lust and pride literally blinded him spiritually and physically and was a perfect picture for you to present for this week’s topic. Well done.