Sex and Deceit

In college, I'm truly surrounded by sex. Everywhere. All my friends have/are doing it on a regular/semi-regular basis. It's a weekly occurrence in rooms. Only a brick wall separates me from it, sometimes. I find myself part of a increasingly-shrinking part of my friend circle that remain virgins. I'm pretty sure I can count the number of people on one hand, sadly.
And because of this, I'm faced every day with the opportunity to partake in these activities. Oh, believe me, I've debated it. But every time I make a remote step in that direction, my conscience drops like a rock and stops me. Gosh, thank God my parents instilled that in me.

I don't wanna be like that. I see all the heartbreak and drama that sexual activity causes; it is a slippery slope to a deep, deep ravine of depression and seemingly hopelessness, not to mention the hundreds of ways it complicates our lives everyday. I may be walking the unstable path next to it sometimes, but I'm still surviving. Luckily, lately I've had a very positive increase in affirmation of my goal to make it to the honeymoon bed. Cause that night with my wife, it's gonna blow our minds. ;)

We learned at church the other week that God made sex and is pleased with it. Unfortunately, we sinners like to corrupt a good thing; that's why my perception of it is terribly warped. I definitely don't view it in the goodness it should be viewed in. But physical affection is perfectly normal; that, I didn't know. God made Eve out of Adam because, as the pastor explained it, "there were some things Adam just couldn't do alone.". The problem arises here is that I'm a 19 year old male with raging hormones, and marriage is not in sight (that's a good thing, though). But it's all about perseverance.

Let me just show you what really, really gave me encouragement. The book of Song of Solomon is a little-known Old Testament book that depicts good sexual relations between newlyweds. While it also is considered to be a symbol of Christ's relationship with the church, it definitely can be directly interpreted too.
Proof?
Song of Solomon 5:4 My beloved put his hand to the latch, and my heart was thrilled within me
In other versions, the latch is called a crevice or hole.
Yeah....
How about one more?
Song of Solomon 7:7 Your stature is like a palm tree, and your breasts are like its clusters. I say I will climb the palm tree and lay hold of its fruit.
I am SO excited. :D :D



Basically, all of these sexual acts we feel are "dirty" really glorify God. Sure, that may seem a little weird, but God does take pleasure in it.

So, future wife, I may know you now or may not, but I am going to do my absolute best to make sure my love is shared with you and only you. Because that's how God intended for it, and that's how it's proven to work.

Jacob