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Dear Pastor,

I am 35 years old and I am married. My husband is also 35 years old. Before I met my husband, I was a high-profile prostitute. But, to this day, he doesn't know. I was never on the street and most of my clients were married men. I never had more than two men for a night. Sometimes only one, but they paid me well. Some of them were lawyers, doctors, bankers and people in real estate. I was never in need. When I met my husband, I already had my own home and car.

In addition to practising my trade, I owned my own business. My husband is always asking me how come I was able to buy a home and drive such a nice car. I told him I am a good businesswoman, but he doesn't understand what I mean.

my old clients

One of my old clients saw me during Christmas and invited me to his house because his wife was away with her daughter who just had a child. This man is now old and shaky. I went to his house and, at the end of the day, after I took care of him, he gave me $25,000. I picked up my husband from work and my conscience bothered me because, when I got married, I told myself I would not sell my body anymore. My husband cannot afford to give me $25,000 at one time.

This man has been calling me and asking me when I am coming back to be with him, because his wife was still away. Since I had sex with this man, I am tempted to start selling my body again. I do miss the money.

G., St. Andrew

Dear G.,

You practise prostitution. You didn't go on the street, so you operated as a call girl, so to speak. You made a lot of money and you were able to own your own home. You have married a man who has enjoyed the benefits of your former lifestyle. You didn't choose to tell him what kind of life you lived, but he is always puzzled with what you own and how you came about owning them.

You abandoned that lifestyle but, unfortunately you yielded to the temptation of an old client and had sex with him, and he paid you handsomely and now you are tempted to resume the old life. It seems to me that you are about to destroy the relationship between your husband and yourself. What you need to understand is that the only time a prostitute will truly give up practising prostitution is when she has experienced a spiritual deliverance which is commonly called the born-again experience. No self-reformation will cause her to stop. She must get help from above.

Therefore, I will urge you to look to the Lord for deliverance.

Pastor