Conversation
Guys, today I want to ask you
to pause and think about your conversation. When I was 11-13 I was a gossip and
frequently shared laughs over dirty jokes with my friends. Now, I will be
honest, that even up to this day there I times that I’ve laughed or taken part
in something I shouldn’t. But every time I do, the Holy Spirit pricks my
conscience and reminds me that what I am doing is not Christlike. I know you
are under many pressures guys. Hormones rage (trust me I’ve been your age not
so long ago) and the thrill of talking about so and so’s relationship and such
and such physical jokes produce such an emotional high that they are addictive.
But, guys, what about our
future wives one day? Will you be able to look her in the eye and tell her
how you lived as a young man? And what about the Lord’s heart that we break as
we talk about the things done in darkness that He tells us not to discuss (Eph
5:12). For
it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done
of them in secret. Eph 5:12 (KJV) One day, I pray that you will all be raised
up by the Lord to be Faithful Men in this country and our perverse generation.
I pray that you love your wives with a Christlike and passionate love that you
have for no other, but guys, talking about sex in the locker room simply
cheapens the intimacy you have with and the value you will place in the
companionship of your wife in the future. Wherefore come out from among
them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing;
and I will receive you, 2 Cor 6:17 (KJV)
Psalms 119:9 (KJV)
God wants your relationship with Him to be
vibrant. Think of the intimacy with God the prophets had, Jesus Christ had with
the Father, the Early Church had with the Holy Spirit, and Adam and Eve had
with God. But, what you watch, listen to, and say affect your heart in
tremendous measure. I’m not saying it will be easy. Medical science says that
the high men get when looking at porn and discussing sexual content is more
addictive than heroine. But guys, there is REAL LIFE. What feels good is
actually not good for you. God has given you intense sexual desire because He
created you that way. It is right and proper for you to have that passion for
your wife. But until marriage, God expects you not only to abstain in your
physical body, but your spirit. Because if your heart is corrupt, your whole
body is in darkness. God will give you the strength, guard your minds!
Wherefore let him that thinketh he
standeth take heed lest he fall. 13 There
hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is
faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but
will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear
it. 14 Wherefore, my
dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
1 Cor 10:12-14 (KJV)
Be careful for nothing; but in every
thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made
known unto God. 7 And the peace of
God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through
Christ Jesus.
Phil 4:6-7 (KJV)
Phil 4:8-9 (KJV)
“By those who come near Me I must be regarded as holy; and before all
the people I must be glorified.”—Leviticus 10:3 NKJV
