Testimony of Healing April 27, 2026 Issue

Appealing to the 7th Commandment

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At one point in my professional career, a coworker of the opposite sex, eager to make friends with me, shared how he met his wife—and then added that he wasn’t sure if the marriage would work out in the long term. I shared with him my sense of the importance of honoring marriage and keeping one’s commitments.

Gradually, I started to pick up on an inappropriate attraction the individual harbored toward me. I wondered if he had shared his willingness to step out of his marriage to see what my reaction would be. Beyond appreciating his professional kindness as a coworker, I had not encouraged this type of attention—and did not desire it.

As I began to pray about this, I turned to the Ten Commandments, which help reveal the truth of God’s creation, including man, as upright, moral, and acting with integrity. I focused especially on the Seventh Commandment—“Thou shalt not commit adultery” (Exodus 20:14)—and leaned on the purity it demands. Mentally, I repeatedly claimed the truth of this purity as innate to all of God’s children. I prayed this way before and after work—on my commute, during meetings, and any time that I felt unwelcome attention.

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