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"God
desires for you to understand the Significant Direction for your
life. When you lack true purpose and the governmental power of
destiny, it will leave you 'open to search out your emotional
feelings' outside of the sanctioned parameters of wisdom." |
Your sexuality is not evil.
It is not perverted. It is a positive thing as well as a holy thing.
However, you must guard your sexuality with sacred value and
significance. God has created the parameters for your sexual life. He
has already established the borders for an incredible sexual progression
'within the purposeful confines of marriage.'
God desires for you to truly
understand your sexuality and your attractiveness to the opposite sex.
You were designed to be attracted to the opposite sex, but not for the
reason of defilement. Not for the reasons of proving your manhood or
womanhood to anyone else, not even yourself!
God desires for you to
understand the Significant Direction for your life. When you lack true
purpose and the governmental power of destiny, it will leave you 'open
to search out your emotional feelings' outside of the sanctioned
parameters of wisdom. In other words, 'you may get emotionally scarred
for life if you mishandle the sexual dimensions of your body.'
True maturity is not only in
your grades, but in your capacity to make the right decisions when
everyone else is not. It is found in your ability to 'accept yourself
and the Standard that has been established for you' even when others do
not.'
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Life
has a way of 'pressuring you to make the comfortable decision, and not
the one that is always right!' When we do this, we will get hurt. You
may feel that you are ready for a relationship 'that may also consist of
sexual intimacy.'
You may feel that 'awesome
feeling of independence that comes with being a teenager that is
progressing into more adult-like responsibility.' You may have your own
job. Your own car. Or, you may be handling your 'soon to be college
affairs' yourself. School administrators may be telling you that you are
ready for scholarships and grants. All of this talk of new
responsibility has a way of making a young person feel 'as though they
have arrived.'
Yes, you may feel that you
are ready for the responsibility of having 'a real relationship with
someone, with sex included.' I have seen many teenagers seemingly having
'serious relationships, as though they were married already.' Yet, they
are still living at home with their parents or guardian. The feeling of
independence, in the mind of a teen however, is some kind of experience.
Let me warn you. Your body
may be ready for sex, but your emotions are not. Sex, outside of
marriage, has a way of 'opening up emotions and feelings' that were
'embedded in a hidden place in your mind.' It has a way of 'cheating you
of your true value and worth.' It has a tragic way of making you 'doubt'
the substance and value of your Significance. You must understand that
sex 'is not merely your body, it is also your 'mind and emotions.'
God desires for your mind to
function according to the purposes that were designed in you. But if
your 'mind is held captive by someone else,' you will find yourself
forfeiting the true value of your life and spirit.
God does not desire for us
to live in severe, mental doubt. It is not His Will for us to be held
captive 'at the hands of sexual impurity and emotional instability.'
When we are not faithful to our own bodies, 'we have inner doubts that
cause us to believe that others are not faithful to us.'
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GRACE
& MERCY
If you are someone who has
had sexual relations outside of marriage, God still has the power to
cleanse and forgive. As a matter of fact, He forgave you 'before you
were ever guilty of the act.' His blood has the power to cleanse all
sin, failure, and unrighteousness. You will not be thrown away, nor will
you be condemned. To live in the benefits of His forgiveness, however,
you must become who the Father is. You must become a responsible son of
God. If not, you will find yourself suffering mentally, physically, and
emotionally 'because of the guilt of feeling misplaced and full of inner
doubt.'
Those of you who have not
been faithful to your body, and are suffering in your hearts because of
it, know this; Christ yet loves you. He now desires to make you live
responsibly as a mature individual, full of leadership, wisdom, and
power decision making ability. He desires to see you 'as He sees
Himself!'
He desires for your mind and
emotion to soar and be free, not burdened with the guilt of becoming a
mother or father 'before marriage, or dealing with the torment and
struggle of disease that can be transmitted through sexual relationships
outside of the marriage covenant. His love and purpose for you 'has set
these important boundaries for you.' He is simply 'protecting His
investment.'
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