To avoid sexual sin, avoid the second look

If you want to gain victory over porn, learn a lesson from King David. The event is recorded in II Samuel, chapter 11, where David is on his rooftop. First, David sees a woman bathing. Then, he continues looking long enough to discern that she is very beautiful. Then, instead of looking away and preventing himself from committing adultery, he sends servants to “inquire about the woman.” David sinned not because of where he was, or because he caught a glimpse of a beautiful woman bathing, but because he kept on looking. Lust starts with the second look, not the first. David’s temptation could have started and ended right there on his rooftop. All he had to do was turn around and walk downstairs.