When God created us as sexual beings, he wanted people to use their sexual desires to draw them closer to their spouse. However, when people fuel their sexual desires outside of marriage, the results can be harmful and serve many consequences.
One example of a way people fuel their sexual desires is through masturbation, or using yourself for sexual pleasure. Many people think that masturbaing quenches a sexual “fire.” Instead, it does the opposite. It fuels the fire. Masturbating is an unhealthy habit that not only takes away your sexual innocence, but can even make you lose the sense of God’s presence through self-gratification. It goes against God’s perfect plan for our sexuality; God planned for your spouse to be the only one to fulfill your wants.
In Colossians 3:5, it says that sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed should all be put to death because they all belong to our earthly nature, and are also idolatry. Paul says that just …show more content…
One person that the book mentions is a girl named Hannah. Hannah is overweight, and because of her poor self-image she is motivated to engage in a sexual relationship with her boyfriend to feel the reassurance that she needs. Hannah should know that beauty isn’t from the outside, but instead from the inside. If she would know that God created he perfectly, then wouldn’t need to get reassurance from her boyfriend.
On the other side of the spectrum, and just as bad, we see a girl named Retta. She is obviously very pretty on the outside, as she has won several beauty pageants in her past. However, instead of looking at what it inside to find her beauty, she finds her worth and identity in how thin she is. She had developed an eating disorder, and used it to attract boys attention. Retta’s confidence in her body grew as her body grew thinner. Because of feeling so beautiful on the outside, it lead to her giving her boyfriend her
One example of a way people fuel their sexual desires is through masturbation, or using yourself for sexual pleasure. Many people think that masturbaing quenches a sexual “fire.” Instead, it does the opposite. It fuels the fire. Masturbating is an unhealthy habit that not only takes away your sexual innocence, but can even make you lose the sense of God’s presence through self-gratification. It goes against God’s perfect plan for our sexuality; God planned for your spouse to be the only one to fulfill your wants.
In Colossians 3:5, it says that sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed should all be put to death because they all belong to our earthly nature, and are also idolatry. Paul says that just …show more content…
One person that the book mentions is a girl named Hannah. Hannah is overweight, and because of her poor self-image she is motivated to engage in a sexual relationship with her boyfriend to feel the reassurance that she needs. Hannah should know that beauty isn’t from the outside, but instead from the inside. If she would know that God created he perfectly, then wouldn’t need to get reassurance from her boyfriend.
On the other side of the spectrum, and just as bad, we see a girl named Retta. She is obviously very pretty on the outside, as she has won several beauty pageants in her past. However, instead of looking at what it inside to find her beauty, she finds her worth and identity in how thin she is. She had developed an eating disorder, and used it to attract boys attention. Retta’s confidence in her body grew as her body grew thinner. Because of feeling so beautiful on the outside, it lead to her giving her boyfriend her