I'd say she's a little on the pretty side; wouldn't you?

Did Tiger Woods cheat on his wife? Based on his official statement issued on December 2, it certainly appears that he did. I don’t think I’m alone in saying that Woods’ infidelity exposes a seemingly odd reality. Have you seen his wife? She’s absolutely beautiful! Then again, so are Christie Brinkley, Elizabeth Hurley, Halle Berry, and Shania Twain. These women have been branded some of the most beautiful females in the world, and yet they’ve all been cheated on by their husbands or boyfriends.

How can this happen?  You would think any man would be so grateful to have a romantic relationship with one of these drop-dead-beautiful women that he would have absolutely no reason to seek out another lover. Yet it happens all of the time, in Hollywood and in households all over the world.

For all of those women out there who are killing themselves to look like the ladies in the magazines in hopes of keeping their husband’s interest, you might want to take a cookie break and consider the fact that beauty does not satisfy a lustful man. So what does? Well, simply stated, nothing. A man who is given to lust is never satisfied. He will never get his fill of sex or sexual partners because lust, by its very nature, is insatiable.

In case you’re wondering what exactly I mean when I use the word “lust,” I’m referring to a man whose sexual appetite is out of balance, and he can no longer simply appreciate a woman’s beauty. The sight of an attractive woman sends his mind reeling with sexual images and intense physical desires.  He may be subconsciously motivated by the erroneous idea that “conquering” a female sexually indicates he’s more of a man. Then again, for many men the root of the problem is a pornography addiction. No man who is into pornography is capable of viewing attractive women without lustful intent.

No matter the internal motivation, a man operating in lust is not able to love his wife because lust is the antithesis to love. Lust destroys love. Furthermore, since God is love (1 John 4:8), the only true remedy for lust is a personal, meaningful, authentic relationship with Christ. I’m not talking about just going to church and singing hymns. I’m talking about having a connection with God that’s so real that a man can’t bring himself to click on a pornographic online pop-up because he knows it would grieve his heavenly Father.

There have been times my husband did not know I was in the room when a commercial came on with seductive women in skimpy lingerie. Words cannot express how much it means to me that he changed the channel of his own volition and that he continually resists the ever-present urge to yield to lust. In those moments, I truly feel loved, respected, and secure.

As I’m writing this blog, I am seven months pregnant and feeling as big as an NFL linebacker; needless to say, I don’t feel like I’m in my “prime” as far as attractiveness goes. But since my husband is committed to loving me the way 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 describes love, I am not overwhelmed with anxiety or fear that he’s going to chase after another woman.

What a priceless gift for a man to give his spouse. What a tragedy that not every woman gets to experience that.