Seriously, its
9:30 and Derek said he was going to come pick me up at 8 o’clock so we can eat
before the movie starts and he still is not here. I can’t stand when he makes
me put on his favorite red dress and doesn’t even call to apologize. Does this
scenario sound familiar? For many of us, it does. To make matters worse, if you
were sexually active prior to accepting Christ, your hormones didn’t go away. It
seems as if your urges increases, being saved. Welcome to I’m single, saved and
horny boulevard.
Sex has been a
taboo in many churches for years and if you were not married, then you
definitely were frowned upon asking sex-related questions. The problem I have
with this continual cycle is that, how can one wait for marriage and date in a
world where sex is displayed everywhere. Well, I am not here to tell you to
stay away from the opposite sex, keep your T.V. off or pray 24 hours in your
house. This is neither practical nor biblical.
Being saved
should not exclude you from being able to express your sexuality, but
expressing it in God’s way with your spouse- in time, is God’s desire. The word
of God is replete with scriptures and stories as to why we should FLEE not
play, with sexual immorality. I first want you to accept that it is normal for a Christian to get horny
now and again. However, acting on the urges out of marriage is wrong.
After getting
saved, there were things needed to be put in place so that I would not walk
defeated as a young, single woman. Prayer is the beginning of controlling
sexual desires. But another part of our walk with Christ should be about
setting boundaries. If you know that every time your ex calls to say hi; you wear
a certain outfit with your best friend or when you watch certain T.V. shows-
you get horny, then you need to make changes.
I know it’s
easier said than done, but these kinds of boundaries have truly helped me. As a
woman, I tend to be emotional and sensitive around guys especially if I’m
attracted to them, so I gave myself curfew on dates and even the telephone.
Sex is a
beautiful thing, but God knew that people could not deal with the aftermath of
fornication on their own, so He asked everyone to wait. When we give into
fornication, painful soul ties are created, heartaches, depression, perversion
and even addictions take us down a long road. The way I see it, God was
thinking about our future before we were born. This, my friend is called the
love of a Father. So the next time you get horny or want to give in, ask
yourself whether you want to take the long road or do you want to the nearest
exit to follow Christ?