Blazing Grace

Blazing Grace For those who want to break free and heal from p**n/s*x addiction & adultery Blazing Grace was founded in 2000 by Mike Genung. Mike Genung leads the conferences.

Mike had struggled with s*x and p**n addiction for 20 years, until 1999, when God set him free. In 2000, surveys showed that half of Christian men were viewing p**n, along with 20% of women. Today those numbers have increased to 66% of Christian men and 30% of Christian women. Today Blazing Grace is an international ministry. In addition to our office in Chandler, AZ, we have an office in Europe,

with ministry partners in Italy, Finland, and Austria. Our phone groups have had participants from North America, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. Most men don’t get serious about breaking free from p**nography until they’ve been married for years, if not decades. Our approach is to integrate the man’s recovery with his wife’s, as the true test of whether his heart has changed is revealed in how he treats his spouse. Wives are often left out when it comes to discussions on recovery. We often receive more calls from wives for help then men who want recovery. Sandy England, who leads our wives ministry, is a wife who can relate to the pain women go through in marriage, having been through it herself. We offer the following resources and services:

Mike Genung’s books. Mike has written “The Road to Grace; Finding True Freedom from the Bo***ge of S*xual Addiction,” “100 Days on the Road to Grace; a Devotional for the S*xually Broken,” “The Wife’s Heart; Healing from Your Husband’s P**n and Adultery,” “The Couples Workbook” (for couples to work through the healing process), “Action Steps to Freedom” (an 8 week course for men), , and “The Wife’s Heart Journal.” All of Mike’s books delve into the core issues of the heart, with an emphasis of restoration of the relationships with God and the spouse. Mike’s newest book, “The Rogue Christian” shows how the church has lost its salt, takes the beliver to a deeper walk with God and shows them how to have an impact for eternity. Courses for men and wives
We offer phone courses for men and wives for recovery and healing. Group participants are paired up for support and accountability, and given assignments to work during the week. Once a week, the groups meet by phone conference call with Tim Peterson, a pastor and counselor, who leads our mens groups and does counseling, or Sandy England, who facilitates the wives groups. Counseling
We offer individual and couples counseling over the phone and in person. We also offer two day intensives for individuals and couples who want to make significant progress in a short period of time. Retreats
Our 4 day (Thursday evening through Sunday morning) men’s, wives, and couples retreats offer you a wonderful opportunity for equipping, healing, rest, and time to seek God in the beauty of His creation. Blazing Grace Radio
Our podcast takes a no-holds barred approach to the hard issues, including recovery and healing from p**n and s*x addiction. Conferences
Want to have an impact in your community? Consider hosting our From P**n to Grace Conference. He is also available to speak at your church or organization.

…And many more resources and articles on our websites, blazinggrace.org and theroguechristian.com. Please visit us online at these websites, or call the office at 719-888-5144. We look forward to hearing from you!

08/26/2026

Not long ago I started writing a book for youth. With so many of our youth exiting the church and getting picked off by the enemy the past 30 years, it is critical that we equip them for the intense battles they’re facing.
The following is a chapter from the book.

God’s Compelling Vision for Youth

Hopefully by now you’ve seen that Satan is viciously attacking our youth in an attempt to destroy them. Why is he going after them with such intensity? Why should he care about teenagers and young adults?

The enemy knows our youth are a serious threat to the gates of hell. If they are lost or spiritually neutralized, the church will eventually be hollowed out and lose its life-preserving influence on the culture. Marginalize the church, and the country becomes a desolate, spiritual wasteland.

Churches that try to entertain youth into the Kingdom of God or treat their youth groups like an add-on program meant to keep them busy while the adults are in “big people church” make a fatal mistake. As Scripture shows us repeatedly, our youth change history.

Miriam, Moses’ sister, is estimated to have been between 7 and 10 years old when she rescued her three-month-old brother after Pharoah’s daughter discovered him floating in a basket in the Nile river (see Exodus 2). Without Miriam there is no Moses, one of the most prominent figures in Biblical history.

Samuel, one of the most powerful prophets in the Bible, is believed to been around 12 years old when God first called him (1 Samuel 3). Samuel stepped into his destiny quickly.

”And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the Lord.”
1 Samual 3:19-20

David was between the ages of 13 and 16 when he fought Goliath, an experienced, battle-hardened warrior whose height is estimated to be around nine feet.
Goliath wasn’t teenaged David’s first encounter with a powerful enemy.

“But David said to Saul, “Your servant was tending his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a sheep from the flock, I went out after it and attacked it, and rescued the sheep from its mouth; and when it rose up against me, I grabbed it by its mane and struck it and killed it. Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, since he has defied the armies of the living God.”
1 Samuel 17:34-36

David went after lions and bears at a young age. He was a warrior and a fighter. As this scene reveals, David possessed more courage than all the adult soldiers of Israel.

Solomon, David’s son, is believed to have become king of Israel when he was 20 years old. Not long after Solomon became king, God appeared to him in a dream and invited Solomon to ask God for anything he wanted. Solomon’s reply reveals uncommon wisdom and humility.

“In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at night; and God said, “Ask what you wish Me to give you.” Then Solomon said, “You have shown great faithfulness to Your servant David my father, according as he walked before You in truth, righteousness, and uprightness of heart toward You; and You have reserved for him this great faithfulness, that You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. And now, Lord my God, You have made Your servant king in place of my father David, yet I am like a little boy; I do not know how to go out or come in. And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, a great people who are too many to be numbered or counted. So give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, to discern between good and evil. For who is capable of judging this great people of Yours?”
1 Kings 3:5-9

Many adults would have squandered the opportunity and asked for money or success.

Jeremiah was believed to have been 17 years old when God appointed him as his messenger to a corrupt nation that had turned to idol worship.

“Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
'Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
And before you were born I consecrated you;
I have appointed you as a prophet to the nations.'
Then I said, “Oh, Lord God!
Behold, I do not know how to speak,
Because I am a youth.”
But the Lord said to me,
“Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’
Because everywhere I send you, you shall go,
And all that I command you, you shall speak.
Do not be afraid of them,
For I am with you to save you,” declares the Lord.”
Jeremiah 1:4-8

Josiah became king at the age of 8 and made an enormous impact on the nation of Israel.

“Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father; and he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of David his father, and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, and the carved and the metal images. And they chopped down the altars of the Baals in his presence, and he cut down the incense altars that stood above them. And he broke in pieces the Asherim and the carved and the metal images, and he made dust of them and scattered it over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. And in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in their ruins all around, he broke down the altars and beat the Asherim and the images into powder and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel.”
2 Chronicles 34:1-7

When Josiah was just 16 he began going hard after God, then, at the age of 20, he led the nation in a revival and turned them away from idolatry!

Mary, who was given the honor of birthing Jesus by the Holy Spirit, is thought to have been between 15 and 16 when she gave birth to the Lord. Mary is also recognized for her prayer, the Magnificat, that was she offered to God early in her pregnancy:

“My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
for he who is mighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
And his mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
and exalted those of humble estate;
he has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
as he spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”
Luke 1:46-55

This is the prayer of a teenaged girl. There is no record of Mary having an education; there were no Bibles or youth groups. She evidently had a strong relationship with God long before He appointed her as the birth mother of Jesus.

Timothy is estimated to have been in his late teens or early twenties when he first joined Paul, who penned much of the New Testament, in his work building the early church. In his first recorded letter to Timothy, Paul writes the following:

“Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you. Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress. Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers."
1 Timothy 4:12-16

Paul is urging Timothy to set an example for the adults and make use of and pour out the spiritual gifts God has given to Timothy. At the beginning of Paul’s letter in 1 Timothy 1:3, Paul urges Timothy to “remain at Ephesus.” Some believe that Timothy was already a pastor at this time.

Warrior, prophet, leader, game changer, spiritual leader. With God-given spiritual gifts, wisdom, anointing, calling, and purpose, our youth can have a major impact with eternal significance on the lives of others today.

Is this the vision we’re giving our youth?

Or are they hearing that the Christian life is about learning Bible verses and being a really nice person?Are we giving our youth a faith and vision worth giving their lives for? (Or even the adults?)

Are our youth groups boot camps that are equipping them for the intense battles they’re facing that will continue to rage as they mature? Are we showing them how to be prayer warriors and overcomers?Or are we sending them out to battle in their pajamas and hoping they’ll figure out how to navigate the minefields of life on their own?

God’s word tells us that we know a tree by its fruit. 75% of youth hitting the exits is a huge billboard with flashing red lights that shows that we’re failing.

“You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them.”
Matthew 7:16-20

My young friends, you are called to be spiritual warriors, fighters, and overcomers. If you know Jesus as Lord, you have more spiritual weapons and power than many of you realize. You have the Holy Spirit as your guide, strength, and wisdom. God will never leave you nor forsake you, no matter what you’re going through. He knows the pain, abuse, and sorrow you’ve endured. There is a way to healing, and you’re not forgotten.

Regardless of how you have failed or sinned, how you feel, or what anyone might have said, your primary identity is beloved son or daughter of the living God.

“See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.”
1 John 3:1-2

There is a significant purpose for your life that was determined centuries ago by your Creator. That purpose is opposed by an enemy who will do everything he can to stop you. He knows that once you understand all that you’ve been given, including the power and authority God has given you and how to overcome in spiritual battle, you will become a part of God’s work to set captives free. Your age doesn’t matter. If you don’t believe me, go back and read the stories again of the youth God has used to change history. Most were not educated. Our youth are our present and our future.

God has a habit of using youth to be a model of integrity and call out lazy, lukewarm, corrupted adults, just as He did with Jeremiah, Timothy, and others.

08/17/2026

“For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.”
Genesis 2:24

“While the king was on his couch,
my nard gave forth its fragrance.
My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh
that lies between my breasts.
My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms
in the vineyards of Engedi.”
Song of Solomon 1:12-14

Let’s talk about s*x, shall we?

God designed the bodies of man and woman for s*xual union. Those parts fit as He designed them to. S*x is about physical, emotional, and spiritual union between a man and his wife; the emotional and spiritual components can’t be disconnected. During or**sm, the brain releases a surge of the hormone oxytocin, generating a strong sense of emotional bonding, trust and affection. We bond to the person we climax with. Oxytocin is also known for being released as a woman gives birth, fostering a strong bond between the mother and her newborn child.

S*x has the power to create life, making it an incredible life-force.

The pleasure of skin to skin and heart to heart intimacy in the s*xual experience is like no other, with the potential to produce wonder, joy, and bonding. S*x is about giving and receiving; a journey to a glorious mountaintop with your loved one followed by the warmth of the afterglow.

At least, that’s how God-designed s*x between a man and his wife is supposed to work. We’ve been screwing it up for centuries, mainly with the influence of Satan, Self, and the Institution of the Church.

Let’s start with self.
During ma********on there is no person to bond to so a bizarre emotional misfire fires and we end up bonding with self. Now life and s*x become all about self; what self wants, when self wants it. Pride mushrooms. There is no joy. Immediately after ma********on, instead of the afterglow there is a crash that includes emptiness, feeling numb, and shame. Since ma********on is about getting to the finish line quickly, the person who engages in it trains themselves to be a short story, robbing their spouse of pleasure in the process. The spiritual effects are no less profound; who can say they feel close to God after having s*x with themselves?

P**nography is a satanic product that promises pleasure and freedom but destroys those who create it, ensnares those who use it, and causes widespread wreckage in marriages and families. It’s not a stretch to say that p**n is playing a part in sending many to hell. P**n continues to explode nearly unhindered, with new product lines being released often. AI p**n, s*x robots, and AI girlfriends and boyfriends are recent arrivals. (Prostitutes are protesting because s*x robots are stealing their business). P**n reverses the s*x drive to the point where the man desires p**n more than s*x with his wife. I have sat with couples who haven’t had s*x for years because the husband had been so ruined by p**nography that he was a s*xual cripple. His wife is sitting next to him, in tears, wanting s*xual intimacy with her husband, as he sits there with a blank look on his face.

S*x outside of marriage is a sin that can’t satisfy or bring peace like that in marriage. As one who had s*x before marriage with women other than my spouse (including pr******tes), and picked up an STD along the way, I can attest to this. The promiscuous person walks around like a loose wire, looking for the next fix to plug into. Adultery is devastating to all sides involved, as I know from experience.

Then there is the institution of the church, parts of which are more concerned with protecting its reputation, maintaining the status quo, and keeping everyone comfortable than the holiness of God. Read through the Old Testament and you’ll see how many times the nation of Israel went corrupt, especially with s*xual sin, and, after many warnings and even pleading, God allowed their institutions to be destroyed. Solomon’s temple and the temple in Jerusalem of Jesus’ day are dust in the winds of history.

Paul confronted the church of Corinth for the s*xual sin of one man (1 Corinthians 5), and Jesus warned two out of the five churches in Revelation about allowing s*xual sin to run rampant, with severe consequences. Where are the churches of Corinth, Thyatira, and Pergamum today? Pergamum is known as the compromised church. Is not our modern church compromised, with many viewing p**nography and partaking in promiscuity while few do anything effective about it?

S*xual abuse in the modern church is widespread, with a flow of stories of cover up to protect the institution. Better to allow the institution to collapse under the weight of its sin than ignore the holiness of God to our peril.

“Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.”
Hebrews 12:15

The institutional corruption I speak of is far more than a leadership issue. I’ve spoken in churches and had glares and dirty looks from the flock because I was speaking openly about s*x on a Sunday morning. We modern Christians love our comfort bubbles; woe to anyone who messes with them.

The church has the corner on s*x; we should be out front in this arena and boldly proclaiming God’s standards and the blessings of s*x. Instead of being the corner, we cower in it. I have no doubt that many of you have heard more about s*x from this newsletter than the past decade at your church. It shouldn’t be that way.

Satan must be quite pleased when the institution of the church runs from the topic of s*x or lightly touches it while the world rams s*xual sin down our throat. We’re not even showing up to the fight.

And so we Rogue Christians reject the status quo, pray for boldness, and speak openly about the truth. We know we are called to make disciples and that it’s impossible to do so when we go ostrich regarding s*x. We equip God’s people and we minister to the s*xually broken, no matter what the Institution does.

I will leave you with more from Song of Solomon:

“Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your love is better than wine;
your anointing oils are fragrant;
your name is oil poured out;
therefore virgins love you.
Draw me after you; let us run.
The king has brought me into his chambers.”
Song of Solomon 1:2-4

What do you think they will be doing in the king’s chamber?
I sure don’t think it will be a Bible study…

07/24/2026

Recently I asked myself what the top 3 points for recovery from p**n and s*x addiction might be that I would give myself when I began the journey to recovery in the early 1990s. As I pondered these I realized they apply to all of life, not just to s*xual sin. The 3 are not meant to be comprehensive, there is far more to the journey, such as honesty with the spouse, and learning how to treat others with kindness, among others. So here we go.

1. I must never go back to isolation again.

“Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.”
James 5:16

For years I tried to overcome s*xual sin and lust on my own. The last thing I wanted to do was tell someone I’d blew it, especially when it came to ma********ng to pictures. Solo Christianity – keeping our sins hidden, stuffed, or buried, doesn’t work. God didn’t design us to function in isolation. Sin gets a grip and metastasizes when it’s kept hidden. Sharing our sins and failures with others cancels the power of sin and drops the weight of shame from our heart.

Perhaps you’re in bo***ge to bitterness, which is a deadly poison, or you have a temper problem. Your need to open up with another is no less desperate (and maybe more so) than those who are in s*xual sin. Once bitterness hardens the heart the consequences can be severe. Or maybe your mouth is set to “Ready, fire, aim” and you have a habit of torching your loved ones at will; pride on rampage. Don’t do it alone; expose your struggles to others.

2. I must cut off the stumbling blocks of temptation under my control.

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell.”
Matthew 5:27-30

The “cutting off” separates those who want freedom from sin from those who don’t. Over the years I’ve seen plenty of men who were playing games with lust and didn’t want to let it go. I’ve been there too. Tell them to turn off the streaming service or put an app on their phone, and they balk. “Aww, I’m strong enough to say no on my own.” Yeah? How’s that working for you?

Recently I was reflecting on my past and realized I had fallen into sin many times in the past and wasted a lot of time because of screens; looking at pictures. How pathetic. Many are wasting hundreds of hours of the one life they’re given because they’re hooked on screens. It doesn’t make a difference whether it’s p**n or not. There are many warnings in the Bible about making the best use of our time. Spending 5 hours a day watching Tiktok or Youtube videos isn’t one of them.

People change when they’ve had enough pain. For some that may be losing their marriage and family. You don’t want it to go that far.

Many will enter the kingdom of God with very little to show for their lives and screens will have a lot to do with it. Some won’t make it to Heaven at all because screens were their god.

We are to cut off the stumbling blocks of temptation under our control - if they are a problem. If it’s not causing you to sin, don’t worry about it. Some go into hyper legalism mode and tell others that every screen in their life must be destroyed. You’re more than likely reading this on a screen now; there is good use for them in the proper context, including work. I do all my writing with screens. No way I’m going to pencil and paper. Or chiseling out words on a rock.

3. I must face my heart and allow God to heal it.

I used to be terrified of my emotions and intimacy. Silence made me squirm. I was always busy, moving, working, trying to avoid my heart. Type A workaholic doesn’t go far enough to describe me. If there’s an AA or AAA class for the driven, I’m it. Years ago the license plate on my car read “B AGRESV.” People who drive 55 in the fast lane drive me crazy. Give me the autobahn in Germany. Zoom, crash, burn.

And, I was a Head Christian, a poser, empty, angry, arrogant, and deep down, fearful. Sure, I knew plenty of Scripture, did the right Christian things, went to church, could play the game of looking good with the best of them, but my heart was a train wreck.

The heart is the key to the Christian life, not knowledge alone.
Just ask the Pharisees who ended up in hell if you don’t believe me.

“Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.”
Proverbs 4:23

My friends, if you were to sit alone in silence with God, what would He reveal is in your heart today? Is there shame, pain, fear, anxiety, doubt, lust, pride, anger, bitterness, discouragement, or hopelessness? These are signals that your heart is crying for attention or that you’ve allowed sin to camp out there. Don’t ignore it, spiritualize it away, stuff it, or rationalize it. Face it with God and a trusted friend; maybe a counselor or pastor. For a cleansed and healed heart, consistent prayer is a non-negotiable. So is time in God’s word.

There are many times when I’ve gone to the Lord with a crusty or dry heart or some other struggle and He’s given me what I needed. Many times, even more. Your prayer life opens the door to a treasure trove of healing, blessings, and strength and is a critical part of keeping your heart alive and well.

07/17/2026

Over the centuries, astute theologians have written commentaries on the Bible that have been a blessing to those who want to understand God’s word.
This week we present you with a small sampling from The Rogue Commentary, which is written for the 21st century Christian.

“And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food.”
- Genesis 2:8-9

As you read the Bible, look for God’s heart and to know Him. From the beginning God revealed His heart of love and kindness toward man when he set Adam and Eve in a beautiful garden paradise. Many miss God and turn the Bible into a textbook when they look for doctrine instead of the God who inspired His word. The Bible begins with Eden and ends with paradise in eternity for those who love God. He loves us.

“Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
- Genesis 3:1-5

Our spiritual enemy has been destroying lives with lies since the beginning of history, and he continues to use the same weapon to destroy lives. Never allow a lie, or thoughts of fear, anxiety, anger, discouragement, lust, or anything else that doesn’t line up with Scripture to float through your mind unchallenged. Reject such thoughts, retrain your mind with God’s truth, and take up your authority in Christ and shut the enemy down.

“And Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening.”
- Genesis 24:63

Reflection in silence and solitude was meant to be a part of man’s life to restore his heart from the chaos of the day. Modern man, in his mad rush to get to the next thing so he can chase the next thing after that, has forgotten this God-given habit of restoration. Many are running themselves ragged because they will not slow down, stop, and rest with God.

“Now Rachel had taken the household gods and put them in the camel's saddle and sat on them.”
- Genesis 31:34

Throughout the Bible we often see stories of men and women who professed to know God yet kept idols of false worship in their home. This is still going on today with many Christians trying to have as much of the world and pleasure as they can while giving God a few crumbs of their time. Double mindedness and compromise create weak, lukewarm hearts.

“Then Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother's wife and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.” But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his. So whenever he went in to his brother's wife he would waste the semen on the ground, so as not to give offspring to his brother.”
- Genesis 38:8-9

Throughout the Bible we see references to s*x, sometimes with graphic descriptions. What God created and discusses openly and often, no Christian or church should be afraid to discuss openly and boldly. The church should be the first to talk about s*x since it is given the oracles of God in this arena. To hide or cover up the topics of s*x, p**n, ma********on, and the other issues God’s people are struggling with is cowardice.

“As soon as his master heard the words that his wife spoke to him, “This is the way your servant treated me,” his anger was kindled. And Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison. But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.”
- Genesis 39:19-29

Some historians believe that Joseph was in prison around 10 years before he was promoted to Pharoah’s second in command. God uses suffering to mold, shape, and train us for His purposes. He will not leave us during our time of suffering.

“And at the seventh time, when the priests had blown the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, “Shout, for the Lord has given you the city. And the city and all that is within it shall be devoted to the Lord for destruction. Only Rahab the pr******te and all who are with her in her house shall live, because she hid the messengers whom we sent.”
- Joshua 6:16-17

Talk about amazing grace. God rescued a pr******te from judgement and even placed her in the human bloodline of Jesus. He cleanses the s*xually broken of their shame and gives them new life and purpose. This should give those who are struggling with shame and carrying the weight of their sin great hope.

“No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you. Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” (emphasis mine).
- Joshua 1:5-9

God told Joshua to “be strong and courageous” three times in the passage above. God’s people are to be bold spiritual warriors who know their purpose is to take new ground for the kingdom. Churches should be spiritual bootcamps that prepare their people for war, not comfort zones where everyone is safely tucked away in their bubbles of isolation. Fear is an enemy we must stand against in the authority of Christ to overcome.

“Then the people of Judah came to Joshua at Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God in Kadesh-barnea concerning you and me. I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought him word again as it was in my heart. But my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; yet I wholly followed the Lord my God. And Moses swore on that day, saying, ‘Surely the land on which your foot has trodden shall be an inheritance for you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God.’ And now, behold, the Lord has kept me alive, just as he said, these forty-five years since the time that the Lord spoke this word to Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness. And now, behold, I am this day eighty-five years old. I am still as strong today as I was in the day that Moses sent me; my strength now is as my strength was then, for war and for going and coming. So now give me this hill country of which the Lord spoke on that day, for you heard on that day how the Anakim were there, with great fortified cities. It may be that the Lord will be with me, and I shall drive them out just as the Lord said.”
- Joshua 14:6-12

Caleb, at the age of 85, was still taking new ground for God. The man was fearless and knew his purpose wasn’t to live a life of ease and comfort. Retirement is a waste of life that strips people of purpose. We are given one shot at our time on earth and dare not waste it as the fool who thought he would build bigger barns to spend his life on pleasure, only to have God end him that day.

“And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’ “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”
- Luke 12:16-21

The pictures we are given in Scripture of those in the final years of life are of men and women who poured their lives out until the end.

This is the way of the Rogue Christian.

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