No, it isn't.
This specific topic will be a recurring theme, so this won't be a long post. In today's world, we are given two views when it comes to sex.
On tv, movies, magazines, billoboards, we are bombard with sex. We are told to do what feels good, that we can't be expected to stay pure till we're married. It makes me sick to my stomach that all around us, the world preaches that the practice of abstience doesn't work, that its an ancient belief, and while its good to try and do that, people can't be expected to follow through with it. So we teach kids about safe sex and the precautions to take so we don't spread disease or get pregnant.
Not in all, but a lot of churches preach the opposite, and not always in a positive fashion. We are told sex is bad, shameful, something that is wrong for us to take a part of. This isn't always the best way to go about sex either. We are a rebelous creature. When someone tells us we can't do something, we a lot of times want to.
So one side is telling us to go for it, while the other says No No No! Is it any wonder that premartial sex is such a norm.
The truth about sex should be taught. We should be teaching what a beautiful, natural act sex is...when done in the covenant of marriage.
Its saddens me that marriage is no longer seen as a covenant. We live in a world filled with broken and half prmoises, things easily broken. I don't even like to say marriage is a commitment, because I've seen lots of people go back on a commitment as well. The word covenant means so much more. In the bible, we don't see that God promised something to the Jews, He made a covenant, something sacred with them.
Marriage is thrown around just as much as sex is. We will cover more on marriage in later blogs.
I want to start to encourage you to understand the beauty of sex after the marriage vows are said. A marraige is actually not complete until it is consumated. I personally can tell you that one, it is worth waiting, and two it is a beautiful act that God created to be between one woman and one man in the bonds of marriage. I will always be happy that I waited until my wedding night to share this personal act with my husband. He is the only one who has known me that way. Sex is not just a physical connection. it is mental, emotional, and spiritual.
It hard to say you are one who is waiting in a world that says whats the use, why deny yourself something thats so basic. Take the stand though to stay pure. There is a verse in the bible that sums this and the last two post up.
Phillipians 4:8- Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.
When we surround ourselves with these things, we think on these things, we hide these things in our heart, its easier to stay the course of physical purity. Its harder to abstain from sex when we surround ourselves with others who don't hold the same belief, allow ourselves to be sucked in to shows and music that glorify sex outside of marriage.
I encourage you to begin to pray for God to help you keep a pure heart, a pure mind,a pure body. And also begin the pray for your spouse. Its amazing how easier it is to keep a commitment of purity if you already pray for the one you will make a covenant with one day.
