Christian Family Services Ministry

4-5-2016 – A Word to the Wise: The vocational costs may include lost jobs, either because of sexual behavior in the work place or perhaps there is a loss of focus on the job, which may bring about termination. Perhaps, as some ministers and other religious leaders have found, loss of position and prestige can result, and even, in some circumstances, imprisonment.

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4-4-2016 – A Word to the Wise: It can come in many forms. If the act is with a prostitute, then there are direct costs. If it results from an affair, costs include motels, gifts, transportation expenses, and the list goes on. But there are even greater indirect costs in the form of medical costs. In come cases, the actual physical contact may result in physical disease. Frequently, however, disease is brought on by the breakdown of the immune system caused by the stress.

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4-2-2016 – A Word to the Wise: Solomon suggests up front that immorality has very severe financial repercussions. The first is that one’s labor will be for others. Probably 60 to 70 percent of my clients are presently, or have in the past been, involved with another person outside their marriage. Often I will challenge the person to add up the cost of their immorality. Most of these individuals initially said, “It costs me nothing.” Yet inquiry proved this was far from true. It is my experience that on an average an affair cost between $60,000 and $80,000, unless a divorce occurs. Then the amount is doubled and, in some cases, quadrupled. Some may ask, “How can this be?

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4-1-2016 – A Word to the Wise: This is such a serious area that Jesus included the warning in His most famous parable of the prodigal son. One of the first attitudes presented by the son was the ever-present “you owe me.” The prodigal son challenges his father with this “you owe me” attitude along with the demand: “Give me my inheritance.” The son then proceeds to make the mistake typically found with the immoral, the transference of funds into liquid capital. This mistake is rooted in the false assumption that you can buy friendship and loyalty. The prodigal’s funds quickly become exhausted, leading to his financial ruin.

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