Kim Kardashian is my ... what?

When I mention the name Kim Kardashian (sorry not doing links), what immediately springs to mind? If you're a woman reading this, then I implore you to ask your spouse or the man that you're dating this question and I want you to compare notes. You will find the answer to be not only shocking but eye opening and perhaps a window into some men's greatest struggle - sensual images that bombard American society.

Every single day men are flooded with images of what the "ideal" woman should look like, whether it be in the media, or it's just on our way to work. Sex is glamorized (women take heed to this last part) and it is staring us in the face outside of our homes.

Women need to take time and talk to their men about these images and discuss with them what these images mean to them and what they have put into place to not be seduced or adversely affected by the images.

In Job 31:1, Job says “I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I look upon a virgin?
One author puts it best and says that there is a cutting, a ceremonial relationship that Job made with his eyes. From the fleshly perspective, the eyes are not going to be faithful. The eyes are not going to cooperate. Knowing this, Job is separating the eyes from the soul of his being, to not allow his eyes to defile his soul.

Everyday some man's soul is defiled because of sensual images. It would be so much easier if women covered up and did not display as much flesh, but that is just not going to be the case here. What we as men need to do is realize there is something wrong with looking and lusting, whether we're married or not.

There is something spiritually wrong when our eyes control our mind and our actions. How many of you have seen a man lose his composure when he sees an attractive woman walk by? How many of you have been that man? Truth be told, I have.

Men have a totally different battleground from women when it comes to this. And trust me women, you might be visual but you will never ever be as visual as man. Sorry, you can disagree but this is just the plain truth. What is sad, is that men often don't talk to their women about these things, because of a feeling of condemnation or disapproval. But this is a spiritual battle that the enemy partakes in, to systematically throw a man off of the path God has chosen for him.

I think first and foremost men need to think of women as sisters in Christ and not sex objects. That puts a whole new spin on the Kim Kardashian question up top doesn't it.

Secondly, men need to be honest with themselves about the thoughts that they're thinking and not push them to the side. Recognize lust for lust and don't call it admiration.

Next, men need not put themselves in a position where they are exposed to this flesh. Going to the Strip Club does not sustain a healthy marriage or relationship whose foundation is placed in God.

Finally men must make a covenant with God and say that they will .... wait for it ... here it comes ... not look at a woman lustfully. This goes against every single message we hear in American culture today.

All men struggle with these sexual images. From the co-worker that dresses provocatively, to images we see on television or in magazines. We all need to realize that this a real battle and we need to work with one another to defeat the enemy.