The world we live in today is loud with desires. Sex is no longer sacred, it’s casual, commodified, and consumed like fast food. What used to be an intimate act of covenant has now become a handshake, a scroll, a like. Skin equals value. Exposure equals attention. Seduction equals status. But none of this is God’s design.
We live in a culture that screams, “Feed your flesh!” and whispers, “Ignore your soul.” But what happens when the soul starts to starve? When the spirit is silenced under the weight of shame, comparison, and broken identity?
Can we please talk about that?
I came out of the adult industry. I know what it means to be objectified, to be praised for your body and ignored for your soul. I know the fleeting power of attention and the lasting damage of iniquity. But I also know redemption. I know the healing power of Jesus Christ, who doesn’t just forgive transgressions but gets to the root, the INIQUITY.
Transgression is the act. Iniquity is the pattern.
Transgression is what you did. Iniquity is the why behind it. The generational pain, the cultural deception, the spiritual blindness that shaped your choices before you even made them. And if we want to see real change, not just behavior modification but soul transformation, then we have to stop trimming the branches of sin and start uprooting the roots of INIQUITY.
“Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.” Psalms 51:5
David said this not to excuse his sin but to acknowledge the depth of his brokenness. And yet, God called David a man after His own heart. Why? Because David understood repentance. He understood that God desires. “Truth in the inward parts” (Psalm 51:6) not just outward compliance.
We’re not weird for wanting holiness. We’re not weak for wrestling with temptation. That struggle, that tension between flesh and spirit, is evidence that the Spirit is alive within us. The world doesn’t battle the flesh because the world belongs to it. But if the Spirit of God dwells in you, you will feel the friction. That’s not failure, it’s faith in action.
“The flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh.” Galatians 5:17
So what do we do when society tells us to give in? When our own desires beg for satisfaction? When the images, the standards, the constant comparisons feel overwhelming?
We remember who we are.
We are temples. Not marketplaces. Not billboards. Not objects for rent or display. We are HOLY GROUND. And holiness isn’t prudish it’s powerful. It’s not weakness it’s warfare. Every time you say no to the flesh, you are warring for your future, your identity, your purpose. Every time you choose modesty over marketing, prayer over porn, worship over wandering you’re winning!
We are in a war. And the enemy isn’t just out to tempt you he’s out to shape you through culture, media, and confusion. But Jesus didn’t die just to forgive us He died to FREE US from sin, yes, but also from the SOURCE of sin.
And that starts by confronting iniquity.
How do we break it?
Confession- Be real with God. He already knows. (1 John 1:9)
Repentance- Change direction, not just feelings. (Acts 3:19)
Renewal- Let the Word rewire your mind. (Romans 12:2)
Community- Don’t fight alone. (Hebrews 10:25)
Purpose – Use your story for someone else’s
freedom. (Revelation 12:11)
This message isn’t about shaming anyone. It’s about waking up a generation. It’s about restoring the sacred. It’s about rebuilding the altar that the world tore down.
Because the real power isn’t in how much skin you show or how many followers you have.
The real power is in, knowing who you are in Christ Jesus.
And from that identity comes strength, vision, clarity, and peace.
So no, this isn’t normal. But we weren’t called to be normal.
We were called to be set apart.