Adultery in Heart

    ²⁷Can a man take fire in his bosom
         And his clothes not be burned?
    ²⁸Or can a man walk on hot coals
         And his feet not be scorched?
    ²⁹So is the one who^(AI)goes in to his neighbor's wife;
         Whoever touches her^(AJ)will not go unpunished. 


Proverbs 6:27-29


This adultery, is one example of sin against our Father.  He is saying adultery, or cheating, is going to be punished eventually no matter if it's hidden from men.  God will judge and punish those who go against His desires.  But this doesn't just mean sexual immorality; it also means immorality coming from the heart.  And this can reveal itself in so many ways where we treat a relationship out of God's provisions for the sake of creating another for selfish reasons.  We need to be careful of this immorality that will corrupt our lives internally and outward.


This sticks out to me, not because of unfaithfulness to my wife, but because I'm thinking about moving to another job opportunity.  Is this something that is adulterous to my current employer?  Is this "cheating" on the one who currently give me a job?  I want to do the right thing here and it's bothering me because I love where I'm at.  The struggle I'm having right now is financial.  We're going through furloughs, which is actually a 10% pay reduction.  I don't know if it's going to end in July or not but through so many efforts to reduce our spending I've never broke even once since we've been married.  I'm about $13K in debt and it's growing every single month.  I don't know if it's God who presented this job opportunity but I don't want to make it about money but I still need to consider it. To have an extra $10K a year would make a world of difference in my finances.  I will talk to my boss today and ask him about furloughs and see if there's any chance I could get that raise (which he said I would get when I first hired on but never pursued).  If not, I need to be up front with him and express my situation and that I need to work on my finances.  


Father God, please guide my thoughts and motivations.  Help me to see what You want out of this situation and how I can best serve You.  I don't know what the future holds for me or what the financial situation is but I trust that You do.  Help me to come to an understand of this truth and free me from all anxiety.  I love You Father God!  In the precious name of Jesus Christ I pray, Amen!