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March 2020Don’t you wish that there would be a “do over” button or app on your phone, that when you do something wrong that has devastating consequences or after experiencing an activity, you wish you could do it again because that was so enjoyable and great? Well, we do not have such a gift available to us on this earth so it is hard to replicate a wonderful experience or undo the damage of a bad decision.
The truth is whatever we sow, we reap. We find this principle in the book of Galatians, chapter 6, verses 7-9. “Don’t be misled — you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit. So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.”
In our youth, we have a tendency to think that this truth only applies to older people and as a youth, we have many years to undo wrongs or overcome bad consequences. It is true that over time, some wrongs can be made right, or consequences can become positive. Unfortunately, this is a rarity and there is no “do over” app on the phone.
If we do wrong, sinful things, we will reap and experience consequences that do not honor God. We will deal with pain, suffering and hardships God never wanted us to experience. But we have free will because God created us in His image, so we have the understanding and ability to choose between right and wrong, good and evil.
Due partly to the process of our developing brains between birth and our mid-twenties, we may be slow to consider negative, debilitating or evil consequences when in deciding an action and activity or when we are in the midst of a situation with little time to think or react. This is where older adults and parents can be the buffer to help us with understand what potential consequences may be.
In the same vein, choosing to make good, quality decisions can offer a lifetime of joy, happiness and great rewards. When we become Christians, we have the Holy Spirit (and older Christians) to guide us. A great piece of advice is to listen to Him and godly Christians. Never get tired of doing the right thing, though often the doing the right thing is harder than doing the wrong or sinful thing.
Getting interested in a person of the opposite sex is normal as it has occurred since the beginning of time and over a period of time, you are drawn together to desire a sexual relationship. God clearly indicates and that is backed up by solid Christians that we need to wait until we get married to get involved sexually, even though every fiber of our bodies want to enjoy each other sexually.
Sex is one of the most wonderful, enjoyable gifts God has given to humans, but in the right context. It is not that God is a cosmic kill-joy and says to every single person, that, “Ha, Ha, You can’t have it because you are not special enough!” No, He created this gift for something extraordinarily special and when used in the right context of being married, you sense how special you are in His eyes. Children are often the result of sexual involvement and God knew best that the best opportunity for a child to be raised and developed the way we should is having a family, a mom and dad who love us and provide structure to grow up.
If we get ahead of God in this area of our sexual life, hardships, pain and grave consequences so often result. God did not intend for this to happen. But what we do has negative or positive consequences, depending on whether we are willing to do the right thing. It is up to us each and every day to sow positive or negative seeds in our lives. Do not be surprised by the results as God clearly indicates to us.
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