Porn is ARTIFICIAL INTIMACY. Alcohol is ARTIFICIAL JOY. Smoking is ARTIFICIAL CALM. Junk Food is ARTIFICIAL SUSTENANCE. Social Media is an ARTIFICIAL CONNECTION. Online Shopping is an ARTIFICIAL REWARD. ---   God wants more for us. So, sometimes he has to take away the 'artificial' security, of comfort, for us to realize we were built for more. He wants a refuge for us that isn't temporary. He wants a life for us, where we are the superheroes of our day n age. He wants to give us a purpose beyond ourselves, so our demons don't choke us out.    He knows what we need, but if we choose him always, he doesn't have to take away. He wants to want what we want. He wants our desires to be aligned. Judges is him trying to get them to recognize their safety and security is found in something that will let them down. He is trying to not only protect their hearts, but strengthen them, so they are immoveable.    God bless.