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Why do some stories cause an increase in sexual desire?
Have you ever watched a movie with danger and experienced fear? If we watch a scary movie like "The Fugitive" we may sweat and experience fear. While fear is an emotion that can lead to the sin of being anxious, no one accuses us of being sinful when we experience fear watching a movie.
Or have you ever watched a movie where someone is being mistreated? You may have experienced anger? Have you ever watched a movie where you wish the good guy would pull the trigger to kill the bad guy, because the movie producer has painted such an evil picture of the bad guy that everyone is angry with him? Jesus said that anger towards someone is murder, but no one accuses us of murder when we experience anger and even wish the hero would pull the trigger on the bad guy in the movie.
When we watch a movie or read a story with "sexual activity" we tend to experience an increase in the emotion of passion or "sexual desire".
In the same way that watching a movie with danger causes an increase in our emotion of fear, and watching a movie with someone being mistreated causes an increase in our emotion of anger, so also, watching a movie or reading a story that contains "sexual activity" tends to cause an increase in our emotion of passion or sexual desire.
Just like no one says we are sinning when we experience the emotions of fear and anger when reading a story; if we are honest, we will recognize that we should not say others are sinning if they experience an increase in the emotion of “sexual desire” when reading a story.
This natural phenomena of taking on the emotions of those we see and hear is not a new concept. It is the same phenomena we describe as “peer pressure” and “iron sharpens iron” and “evil companions corrupt good manners”.
This is why “pep rallies” stir the emotions of athletic fans. That is why TV commercials sell products. This is why preaching and testimonies stir our emotions to believe in and serve God. This is why businesses have special kick-off events at the beginning of new projects.
All of these are examples of how we as humans tend to take on or be influenced by the emotions of those around us.
But there are no kick-off events or pep rallies to help us get in the mood for intimacy with our spouse.
And yet God wants us to enjoy intimacy with our spouse. How can we switch gears and get our emotions to come in line with our desire to be intimate with our spouse, when our emotions are worried or upset about something else?
Thankfully, God has given us resources we can use to help change our emotions in the bedroom. These resources can be used to help our emotions forget about the troubles of the day and become passionate for each other.
While these resources include candles, soft romantic music, fragrances and beautiful beds and bedrooms; they also include moral erotic materials such as stories and videos.
Song Of Solomon in the Bible is an example of a moral erotic love story that has been used for centuries to add passion in marriages. Today MarriageRomance.com continues this tradition with moral marriage love stories that inspire married couples to enjoy each other in love.
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