The writer of this vivid account of moms going almost full trainwreck seems to be a generation or two, at least, from any spiritual foundation at all. The intellectual and moral foundations aren't good either.
The solution for diminishing returns from pleasurable activities is to cut back on overindulging and go help someone besides yourself for a change, not to go out and find even more expensive and perilous avenues of self-indulgence.
The solution to pervasive meaninglessness and sinful desires is to find what God wants you to do, and then do it. Starting with believing in Jesus Christ as your Savior from sin.
Their recruitment of other women into this lifestyle is actively wicked.
There was a heartbreaking local story some years back, about a mother of three who died in a hotel room of a drug overdose because her dealer--who was there the whole time--mixed it too strong.
God help their husbands and children.
James Dobson is like garlic to a vampire to this type of person, but his "Love Must Be Tough" book addresses things like how to respond to a spouse who wants an open marriage.
There is much to be gleaned from old books. Today I learned that the cutting to pieces of Rahab in Isaiah 51 can be understood as part of God's work in parting and securing a passage across the Red Sea for the escape of the Israelites from Egypt.
They weren't just fleeing the Egyptians; there were principalities and powers at work then, just as now.
The Israelites were significantly reminded of the Red Sea passage as they entered the Promised Land, Joshua 4 says, when God stopped the flow of the Jordan River for them to cross over.
There's also the prostitute Rahab who assisted the Israelites, whose God had easily defeated her namesake.
"Three souls flying home because I stayed behind"
One of the souls I've helped toward salvation suddenly flew home recently. This song helped me to really cry for the first time over it.
I happened to read about the Gadarene swine in Mark 3 this morning before coming across this piece, which mentions it.
David Clements mentions Michael Cocchini. A quick internet search tells me that they've worked together before, and that a different Michael Cocchini--and a Susan Clements--went fatally missing in the Smoky Mountains. At separate times.
Feels like a rabbit hole.
Much like Jonathan Cahn connects the major demons of ancient Israel to today's United States, Clements says that the spirits of the Nephilim are here and active.
https://joehoft.com/attorney-david-clements-mkultras-shadow-a-demonic-war-for-humanitys-mind/
