A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Olympic runner Lolo Jones' bold confession that she is a virgin who views sexual intercourse as a special gift reserved for her husband.
I commend her stand and recommend that we look to her example of courage and committment in the face of relentless societal pressure to have pre-marital sex.
It was brought to my attention, however, that there is a photo of Lolo in the nude, which could send a seriously mixed message about her stance. Thankfully her private parts are not at all visible in the photo, and there is always the possibility that it is a doctored photo and not even her at all. But, I encourage parents to take it slow in sending your children to the internet to learn more about Lolo.
Make sure you look up articles and not images. Most of the articles will already contain her image, so you don't have to look up her image separately and risk seeing a photo you might find offensive or confusing to the abstinence message you want your children to take away.
If the photo is real, we have a job to do--and that job is to seriously pray for her. She is a young lady who seems to have the right intention and has the world's attention, which would make her an excellent target for the enemy to try and move her in the wrong direction.
In the meantime, if we need any more fuel for helping people stay abstinent until marriage, just look to Oregon where the Associated Press reports that a 49-year-old woman was just awarded $900,000 from a 69-year-old retired dentist who infected her with the herpes virus. They reportedly met on E-Harmony and had sex on their fourth date.
Family, friends, let's not fall for the hype that says because we are adults we are "grown and sexy" and can do whatever we want to do. When God instructed us to flee fornication there was no age limit placed on that directive. And, the last time I checked, the word "flee" meant to move quickly and deliberately far away from, to escape or run away.
Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
1 Corinthians 6:18-20.
There is too much at stake for us to let something God gave us that was designed to be so beautiful and life-giving become the subject of lawsuits, scandals, heartache and death.
God expects us to do better and I think our families, communities and future generations deserve better. I'm not trying to condemn anyone. I pray that I'm helping someone who might be single and your hormones are starting to tingle. Sex is a powerful drive, or as some would say, it's "the bomb." So, if you possibly can, hold out for the bomb, don't settle for a firecracker.
If you are looking for a way of escape, prayerfully this message is the encouragement you need. Just hold on just a little while longer and God will make it more than worth the wait.
They that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength
They shall mount up with wings as eagles
They shall run and not be weary
They shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31
BNcouraged!
Rev. Karen
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