According to survey mentioned by Pastor Dan Andrew Cura the
percentage of teens to young people who have engaged in premarital sex have
soared to 70%, this is a saddening news because it shows that our youth devalue
their worth, purity and future in exchange for worldly and passing pleasures of
sin. Experts say that some of the contributing factors to this situation are
family conflicts, media and entertainment, environment and personal issues.
These problems may have been taken cared of if our youth has a strong
foundation in their childhood training and discipline, if they experienced and
encountered God in their lives and if there is a strong family ties at home,
they will not look for sense of belongingness outside the hedge of the family
circle.
In our church, majority of our young people belong to a
group of teens with ages ranging from 12 to 18, in order to prevent mishap in
the future due to impulsive decisions, peer pressure and personal issues, we
have held several Teen Talk focusing on waiting for the right person at a right
time and maintaining purity during the waiting process. We may have fed them
with godly values, influence and counsel, but the decision is theirs to make
and so with all the young people in our society, it is our fervent prayer that
our youth will value the things which are important and eternal.
Just a heads-up, to all ladies out there…please be reminded
of the following insights and try to meditate the truth behind this. I would
like to encourage you to evaluate and be honest with yourself as we tackle some
issues pertaining to your worth as a woman.
No. 1 – If these lovers of yours really love and value you,
that person will not cause you to disobey your parents and your God. It is more
frightening to think that if they can cause your disobedience to God, what
damage they can do to you as a person, they may have the power to turn your
hearts away from God. Think of the reality, if they can hurt God by their
stubbornness, they can hurt you too. A person who loves God and is committed to
Him is godly and will not cause your heartache. Because he values his covenant
with the Almighty, he values you as a person; he values his commitment to the one
whom God has reserved for him. So it is very important that you must learn to
wait for the right time and for the right person, not just going on in a
relationship, it is important to pray and listen to godly advice from
experienced people and most especially your parents. It would be unfair if that
person has reserved himself for you and yet you are throwing yourself to every
cute guy in town, damaging yourself, emotionally, mentally and physically, same
with all men. Preserve yourself so that when that right person comes both of
you will face life ahead together without guilt and regrets.
No. 2 – If these lovers of yours really love you, they will
value your future. Men who cause their partner to commit premarital sex only
satisfy their sexual cravings, and after they are done with you they will leave
you heartbroken and damaged. Ladies, please consider that sex may be
pleasurable at the moment but its effect has lasting consequences. Be
visionary, don’t just dwell at the present, think of your future, it is an
unpleasant sight to see yourself mothering your children at an early age,
instead of enjoying your youthful beauty, you look like 40 years old because
you have been dilapidated and worn out by the situations you yourself are not
ready to handle. Value your time, take it easy, don’t rush into things, you
have seen and heard testimonies of people who committed such mistakes and have
seen where this mistake have led them into and once you’ve compromised, you
cannot change things the way they are, you need to live with it…A girl who came
up to me and told me how much she regretted for not listening to her parents, is
now a mother at an early age of 14, she stays with the man who caused her
pregnancy, but she was so upset because he is going out with other girls even
if they are only living together for a year, he would come home and forced her
to have sex with him because he’s drunk. She wanted to get out of the
situation, but she can’t. She needs to deal with her mistakes for the rest of
her life, what a sad reality, but still a lot of girls committed the same
mistakes over and over again. When are you going to learn?!
No. 3 – if these lovers of yours really love you, they will
value your purity, nothing is more important but the two of you walk down the
aisle blameless before God because sex is more wonderful when committed inside
the blessing of marriage. A man values a woman by waiting for her at a right
time, if a man committed not to touch a woman sexually in their waiting period
she is definitely a part of a future reserved for by the man. Usually, when
couple engaged in premarital sex, some women were left alone to suffer while
the man leaves all the responsibilities and heartaches to the woman. A woman is
battered sexually, emotionally and spiritually.
Ladies if you want to be sure of a true man who will keep
and treat you what you truly deserve, do not give in, maintain your purity, do
not fall at their invitation to sin, it may be pleasurable at the moment but
the consequence has a lasting effect. Think about this...;D
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