Parents, you DO NOT want to miss this one (part 2)…
Posted on October 15, 2014 in Uncategorized
Yesterday, I shared my thoughts on an article entitled “When Your Teen Wants to Have Sex in Your Home” by Paula Greenspan. Look back to yesterday’s blog entry to see the “highlights”.
Overwhelming. The way that our culture has perverted sexuality can just be flat overwhelming. Keeping up with all of our teens’ events along with their math grades can be a full time job. I completely understand that trying to stay on top of all of the latest terms and issues surrounding teen sexuality can put us right over the edge. Because their science test and speech for student council seems more urgent, we often put off educating ourselves on uncomfortable societal topics until tomorrow. Due to the consequences related to teens having sex outside of marriage, and to the fact that some of those consequences can be lifelong, we can put it off no longer. Today is the new tomorrow.
Who doesn’t love the idea of a beautiful love story penned by the romantic of all eternity? God is love. He understands it; He relates to us through it; He embodies it. He stepped into this concept of “time” with us so that we could walk with Him in the cool of the garden, but also on the stormy waves of the sea…because of Love. He loves us. He desires intimacy. He gave His son for our salvation, but also to destroy the veil, the divide that was between us, so that we could each have our own intimate relationship with Him.
Is it any wonder that the enemy would launch a full-on attack on love and sexuality, one of the most intimate acts humans participate in (the most intimate except for worship, in my opinion). Why would the enemy care to attack sexuality and marital love? Because he gives two hoots and a holler about our happiness or lack thereof? Absolutely not. He wants to break the heart of the Father, and you and I and our children happen to be the closest things to His heart.
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy…
John 10:10
The enemy loves to steal from our children the innocence and beauty of sex shared only between husband and wife. He loves to kill the dream of a beautiful love story penned by the Author specifically for them. This battlefield has the potential to kill, in the literal sense, through sexually transmitted diseases and to break hearts over a sinful, empty approach to sexuality, apparently condoned by some parents.
Not to worry though…if those parents condoning this kind of behavior feel a little uncomfortable with the initial thought of their teen having sex in the next room…these so called experts say, “Believe it or not, you’ll get used to the idea. Eventually.”
Not this mom.
Who doesn’t love the idea of a beautiful love story penned by the romantic of all eternity? God is love. He understands it; He relates to us through it; He embodies it. He stepped into this concept of “time” with us so that we could walk with Him in the cool of the garden, but also on the stormy waves of the sea…because of Love. He loves us. He desires intimacy. He gave His son for our salvation, but also to destroy the veil, the divide that was between us, so that we could each have our own intimate relationship with Him.
Is it any wonder that the enemy would launch a full-on attack on love and sexuality, one of the most intimate acts humans participate in (the most intimate except for worship, in my opinion). Why would the enemy care to attack sexuality and marital love? Because he gives two hoots and a holler about our happiness or lack thereof? Absolutely not. He wants to break the heart of the Father, and you and I and our children happen to be the closest things to His heart.
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy…
John 10:10
The enemy loves to steal from our children the innocence and beauty of sex shared only between husband and wife. He loves to kill the dream of a beautiful love story penned by the Author specifically for them. This battlefield has the potential to kill, in the literal sense, through sexually transmitted diseases and to break hearts over a sinful, empty approach to sexuality, apparently condoned by some parents.
Not to worry though…if those parents condoning this kind of behavior feel a little uncomfortable with the initial thought of their teen having sex in the next room…these so called experts say, “Believe it or not, you’ll get used to the idea. Eventually.”
Not this mom.
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