Suppose it has rained and you’re outside, and you’re really thirsty. You need something to drink. There are mud puddles everywhere. Would you dive on the ground and start drinking out of the muddy puddle or out of some ditch?
It wouldn’t matter how thirsty you were, you probably wouldn’t do that.
Proverbs 23:27 says that a whore is a deep ditch and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
Our society today has many ditches. You see evidence of this from X-rated films and on the street corners of major cities. But if you go drink from these ditches, you’re going to be sick. You’re drinking out of deep ditch instead of out of your own cistern.
A lot of women in the world today have a “ditch” syndrome. They’re walking around ready to have sex with anyone. They think it’s going to get them love. They think it’s going to bless them somehow.
They’re doing things their way instead of God’s way. But they’re becoming sick, and the people who drink from them are getting sick too. They’re a deep ditch or a narrow pit.
They’re doing things their way, the world’s way, Satan’s way. And their reward is that they get pregnant and contract venereal diseases, and so forth. They may have fun for a while, but their sin always has a price. Their kids come up crazy. Their families are all messed up. Their men aren’t being men.
That’s what happens when you do things the world’s way. At first, it may seem to be going good, and you may seem to have everything. But sin always “comes back to you,” and it’s a lot worse than any fun you may have had.
Excerpt permission granted by Word Of Faith Publishing
With an undeniable passion for equipping others to experience the future God has for them, André Butler is on a mission to share God’s desire to prosper His people in every area of their lives, and His command for them to do their part in winning the world to Jesus. The Pastor of Faith Xperience Church (FX Church) in the heart of Downtown Detroit, he is a sought-after conference speaker and host known for his practical and relatable approach to preaching God’s word.
An accomplished writer, Andre has penned numerous books. He is also a Screenwriter and Movie Producer and serves as the President of Faith Xperience Films and the Faith Xperience Network.
Andre has been featured in Jet Magazine and Gospel Today, His television broadcast has aired on BET and has won two Telly awards, and the “Streaming Broadcaster of the Year” award from Streaming Faith.
A graduate of Rhema Bible Training Center, Pastor André also holds a bachelor’s degree in Management from Kennesaw State University. He resides in Metro Detroit.