"Sexting?"
In this article, you can read how the lack of wisdom in today's teens are leading to some serious consequences.
But there is more to it.
Imagine being given something of great value. Think of some physical thing that would be valuable to you. Maybe it's a car or a musical instrument. Perhaps simply a whole lot of money. And, after all the value you placed upon that one thing, you simply gave it away. Not because you wanted to give someone a precious gift, but that you treated something valuable like it was trash.
This is what teens (and adults) are doing when we give away our intimacy.
Who you are, no matter what those around you may say, is important to God. He's given you your life as a precious gift. Your mind, your body, and your soul is something that God has been careful to give you. Therefore, God wants you to watch over your body, your mind, and your soul just like you would care for anything that is precious and valuable to you.
When it comes to your mind and your body, reserve yourself for someone that God has prepared in advance to receive them...as a gift. Not to be discarded like junk mail over the cell network or internet, but to be valued for the treasure you really are.
And, if your mind and body are special to God, your soul is even more so. God's desire is to be with you forever. He created you purposely for an eternity with Himself. He even ensured that you would have all you would need for this through the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus, on the cross, paying the penalty for all you've done in rebellion against the One who created you in the first place.
You and I - every part of us - are treasured by God, for God. Let's not waste it.
But there is more to it.
Imagine being given something of great value. Think of some physical thing that would be valuable to you. Maybe it's a car or a musical instrument. Perhaps simply a whole lot of money. And, after all the value you placed upon that one thing, you simply gave it away. Not because you wanted to give someone a precious gift, but that you treated something valuable like it was trash.
This is what teens (and adults) are doing when we give away our intimacy.
Who you are, no matter what those around you may say, is important to God. He's given you your life as a precious gift. Your mind, your body, and your soul is something that God has been careful to give you. Therefore, God wants you to watch over your body, your mind, and your soul just like you would care for anything that is precious and valuable to you.
When it comes to your mind and your body, reserve yourself for someone that God has prepared in advance to receive them...as a gift. Not to be discarded like junk mail over the cell network or internet, but to be valued for the treasure you really are.
And, if your mind and body are special to God, your soul is even more so. God's desire is to be with you forever. He created you purposely for an eternity with Himself. He even ensured that you would have all you would need for this through the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus, on the cross, paying the penalty for all you've done in rebellion against the One who created you in the first place.
You and I - every part of us - are treasured by God, for God. Let's not waste it.
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