(This is a previous post from another blog)
Wow, I cannot tell you enough how shameful I feel because it has been so long since my last post. I hope all is well with you all and that your Thanksgiving was great.
Now that i've apologized for being a slacker, lets get to the topic of this blog.
Notice the title. Some of you may or may not know that Allison and I do not kiss and will not until Pastor Jim says, "you may now kiss the bride." I was told last night that this was weird. The truth is, I know it's weird, that's part of the reason I want to do it. But the interesting thing is not that people tell me how weird it is but really more that they can tend to get offended. One person told me that she kissed before she was married. She said it as if by my saying that I was not going to that I really said "anyone who does is a sinner." The truth is, we are all sinners (Romans 3:23). Who am I to say that kissing before marriage is a sin, the truth is, for me it might become a sin. It may start off innocently, but it could turn into something it was never intended to become.
The fact is, i'm not saying "I'm better than you are" by not kissing. I'm really saying that i'm worse, I might not be able to control myself once in the situation, so i'll do it before it ever has the opportunity to happen. I know myself too well.
So what about you? when it comes to everyday things, do you know your weaknesses? Do you plan for them to happen and have a plan to battle them? Or do you easily continue to give in to their call?
Especially in relationships, is God honored in all that you and your bf/gf do and say and think? If not, then you may need to come up with some plan to battle that before it comes, not once in the middle. You may need to say that you will not kiss your gf/bf before you are married, but you don' have to say that. Please just know that our Lord desires all of our lives. Every part. Even our time alone with our bf/gf. How do you expect to show your love for Christ in anyway outside of Church if you cannot control the things you do outside of Church?
Just remember what Paul told the Romans in chapter 12. "I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship."
We presnt our bodies as sacrifices to him by saying, I will not do this or that so that I can honor Him." or "Lord, I will not kiss until my wedding day so that i can be sure to honor you with that."
I hope all is well. Keep checking back frequently, I plan to write these much more often.
Solus Christus,
Derrick
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