Will you give a damn about a possible compromise, the temptation or the pressure that comes with Valentine?
Have you been specific?
What happens when your resistance is weak and your strength of conviction is dull?
The reality of indwelling sin and the deceit of lust is why GUARDRAILS is so important.
To fight and avoid sexual sin, this principle helps us connect our convictions to our actions.
Can guardrails stop you from sinning? No, but they can save you from destruction if you so desire.
God's word vividly taught us that compromised sexuality and ungodly romantic relationships were the downfall of the wisest person to live before Jesus, SOLOMON; the strongest person to ever live, SAMSON; and the man after God’s own heart, DAVID.
David lacked GUARDRAILS on what he saw when he set his eyes on Bathsheba and began to entertain lustful ideas.
Samson lacked conversation GUARDRAILS, as he shared his heart with the wrong person and he told Delilah the secret to his power.
Solomon lacked GUARDRAILS on what he would do, as he
married outside of the faith.
Their flaws taught us that no one can be casual with sexual purity, especially in this present time because spirituality, prowess or wisdom is not immunity.
When we lack one of these three guardrails the consequences
will be destructive.
God’s standards aren’t roadblocks keeping us from pleasure, but they’re guard-rails that preserve us from imminent destructions.
You've come too far to be deterred.
You can pray for purity all you want, but until you decide to actually put some guardrails in place and live wisely, your prayers will only be a rave.
What happened to Lot and his daughters after Sodom's destruction?
Why did he have sex with them?
(A Succinct Thread)
Foremost, It is importance to remember that God considered Lot a righteous man.
(2 Peter 2: 4 -9).
It was, without a doubt, incredibly difficult for someone like Lot to be obedient to God in a city wholly given over to pursuing its lusts.
Secondly, the toxicity of Sodom and Gomorrah isn't a reason for us to think that Lot's daughters are not pure virgins. Environmental influence isn't an excuse to either embrace or shun immorality.
If you're loosed, you can travel several kilometres just to satisfy your lust.
Your past sexual frailties during the times of your ignorance does not disqualify you from speaking against impurity. No, it doesn't.
Your previous struggles with illicit drugs should not stop you from advocating against drug addiction either.
It's honourable if you've got no sexual experience. You will be a light and a model worthy of emulation to those who're relying on God's grace to walk through the same path.
On the contrary, It's comforting to have experienced the consequences of sexual impurity and the healing liberation from such acts.
Your story will minister hope, strength and liberation faster and speak more clearly to the struggles of others than that of the unblemished.
I know you wish to grow up and become fully grown independent adults, but not to scare you, it does not guarantee "freedom".
Adulthood comes with the cost of having to take tough decisions at all times.
Find friends who are “slightly better” than you. If you are with young fools, you will only grow to match them. If you are with intelligent adults, you can grow to reach them.
The purpose of dating is to find someone whom you will spend the rest of your life with. It is not to get into “a relationship”. The truth is that the feeling of “love” is just an arrangement of brain chemicals. They don’t stay that way forever.
As a savvy in Math, I understood that there is more depth to compound interest than learning and teaching it.
(A short thread)
Starting with time, a second is almost equal to nothing,
1million seconds is 11.57 days, 1billion seconds is 31.7 years.
Do the math for 1trillion seconds.
Nonlinear thinking is not very intuitive but can be useful if understood.
Yes, 2020 has been a turbulent year but the menace associated with the Nigerian saga has nothing to do with the calendar year. Nigeria's present administration is a tale of insensitivity, wickedness and a high level of incompetence.
Six years ago, it was #BringBackOurGirls. The previous administration was castigated and labelled a failure. Till today, some of the abducted Chibok girls are nowhere to be found. The new hashtag is now #BringBackOurBoys.
Peaceful #EndSARS protests were disrupted by the #LekkiTollGateMassacre in October. Few days ago, over 40 farmers were beheaded in cold blood in a gruesome #ZabarmariMassacre and now, over 600 Kankara students are nowhere were kidnapped right under the nose of the president.
As a student of the Word and a teacher of teens, I've discovered that it's way easier to build strong children than to repair broken teenagers.
In my little experience, I've had tough times drilling wayward teenagers and I blame this on gruesome and careless upbringing.
If you aspire to be one in nearest future or you're a parent of young folks under 18, you may find this piece invaluable;
In a world where hustling is glorified and raising children is seen as mundane, remember that your children are your reward and not your worldly success (Ps. 127:3).
What does it profit you if you lose your children and gain the world?.