"Honor marriage, and guard the sacredness of sexual intimacy between wife and husband. God draws a firm line against casual and illicit sex." (Hebrews 13:4, The Message)
Why is it that everything has to be sold with sex? They say that sex sells, but I wonder what they're selling. Sometimes the commercials are so filled with sexual inuendo and graphic scenes that it is easy to miss the product. But there is something carnal that appeals to us. We need intimacy and some how those who create images on TV, Commercials and film have appealed to this need in us. And we buy in to it. They count on it.
So what is created is a society that views relationships as discardable, sex as casual and marriage as convenient and temporary. That's not what God had in mind!
Relationships between men and women are meant to be pure. It sounds old fashioned, but it is old-fashioned for a reason, it's right and it works. Purity between marriage partners is critical to living a holy marriage. And the purity isn't kept just by not having an affair, but by guarding the very holiness of marriage. That means guarding hearts, shielding eyes, and focusing exclusively on each other.
How are you guarding your marriage? Your relationship? How are you vowing to keep it pure? I mean really pure? There is nothing more intimate that the marriage relationship and the purer you keep it, the more beautiful it grows. The more you focus on your spouse, with attention and love, the stronger that love grows.
Purify your marriage. Honor your spouse. Recapture the beauty and sacred nature of sexual intimacy between husband and wife that God created it to have. It doesn't only please you, but God, too.
Peace ><>
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2 comments:
"Sex sells"
It does seem to do so in all the wrong ways. Society has exploited a soft-spot for many. Society gives away free sex-coated pills we all take in while watching T.V. or movies. Many times we cannot close our eyes quick enough before a commercial comes on that might tempt us.
This also happens in public places. Have you walked through a mall lately? In the middle of winter you can still see young women showing twice as much skin as clothing. This is not only accepted, but seemingly encouraged by our society. Either young women will increasingly catch cold and wear more clothing or more than likely: continue the trend. Promiscuousness is encouraged for women as well, just skim through any widely circulated magazine and you can find a variety of sex tips suggested for anyone in particular with no regard for the label of the relationship if one is present at all, It is a promotion of one desire all humans tend to possess: SEX. This poses serious implications for single christians as well as married christians. This message being sent is one of casualness and normalcy.
Regardless of marriage or relationship, A mental and spiritual commitment is needed to maintain "purity". The spiritual commitment can be as broad as a person's relationship with Christ.
I believe a mental commitment follows the spiritual in form and is one of focus and self-accountability. A decision must be made to simply choose not to follow where your imagination might lead you. If your mind has already imagined an impure thought brought on by external influence, then the process should be halted instantaneously.
The self-discipline required in our society can be tough and we all fail at times, but we owe it to those we love. If we have made vows to another, whether it be a spouse or Jesus Christ when we declared him as our personal savior, we must honor this with all the conviction, heart, and reverence we can muster.
This growing problem among christians is showing a lack of conviction in our faith because in percentage there is no difference between a christian and non-christian. What message do we show or represent by this? What "Good News" do we have to offer?
Spiritually we were once a people set apart, but lately we seem to be a people of no spiritual distinction.
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