Psalm 11 (NIV) - He hates the wicked who love violence (and pornography)

From Psalms

Psalm 11 (New International Version, ©2011)
(For the director of music. Of David.)

¹In the LORD I take refuge.
     How then can you say to me:
     “Flee like a bird to your mountain.
²For look, the wicked bend their bows;
     they set their arrows against the strings
to shoot from the shadows
     at the upright in heart.
³When the foundations are being destroyed,
     what can the righteous do?”

⁴The LORD is in his holy temple;
     the LORD is on his heavenly throne.
He observes everyone on earth;
     his eyes examine them.
⁵The LORD examines the righteous,
     but the wicked, those who love violence,
     he hates with a passion.
⁶On the wicked he will rain
     fiery coals and burning sulfur;
     a scorching wind will be their lot.

⁷For the LORD is righteous,
     he loves justice;
     the upright will see his face.

Notice how I added "pornography" to the list of the things that wicked people love.  When I re-wrote this Psalm.  I must have been in a focused mood that day - porn was the enemy.  However, God was on my side, so whom then shall I fear?  For God will destroy evil.

Which leads me to another concept I'd like to discuss.  As we grow and mature spiritually God helps us destroy the wicked and evil part (or parts) of us - the selfish, impatient, uncaring person - the addict if you will.  As he does he helps us replace it with a stronger, giving, caring, selfless, kind, and patient person.  This growth and change is slow and painful.  For there is no growth without change, and no change without loss, and no loss without pain.  But we know that this change is absolutely necessary because of the dire circumstances we found ourselves in as an addict is not the life we want any longer.

But there is hope because the hope of the afflicted will never perish.  If God has seen us through 11 days of Psalms and another day of sobriety.  With every day of sobriety there is more strength and more light and more hope.  We will prevail over our addiction.

Thank you for letting me share.