50/50

Hey everyone!

I went to church today as I have been doing for the past few Sundays. The service today was a lot different from the others. The message today was about sexuality and how people often abuse it. I think there were many things out of today’s service that most people can agree with and relate with in one fashion or another.

• “Men use love to get sex – Women use sex to find love.” I thought this was a pretty powerful statement, and it’s so true in so many ways.
• “Human beings are created and born from the womb, but only men spend their entire lives trying to get back in.”

The overall sermon was dedicated to showing how people can abuse sexuality, as I mentioned previously. The idea that you’re supposed to become ‘one’ with someone, and just ‘one’ person only, can frighten many people. The problem starts when you become ‘one’ with a person before committing to a lifelong marriage. It seems as though this is why most marriages fail in the end, after just a matter of months or a few years. Too many people are trying to become ‘one’ with more than ‘one’ person, thus making it impossible. How can you become ‘one’ with more than ‘one’ person? Well, you can’t. In 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, Paul tries to explain just why that is. The message below it all, as we went over it earlier, was that if you are already ‘one’ with a partner, having any sexual intercourse with another would only reduce you as a ‘whole’ entity, if it were possible. Simply put, no person (specifically men for this purpose) can be only 50%, 25%, 10% etc…of themselves. It’s impossible, and even though it’s impossible, the very idea behind it is enough to make a statement against sexual immorality. Betraying the ‘idea’ in turn betrays God himself.

It was a pretty wild and open discussion about this today, as we were forced to be honest with ourselves and the rest of the church as far as what we have done in the past (or are currently) doing to betray God in this way as individuals. It was an eye opening experience. Today, I finally convinced myself that I waited too long to start the journey. I have missed out on a lot over the last several years, and I have a lot of ground to make up.

Today’s service ended with the Baptizing of a girl named Emily, a member of the church. It was interesting to watch. I have to say, I’m way too judgemental when it comes to initially making up my mind about whether or not something is right for me or not. Just 3 weeks ago, I was saying Baptism may not be right for me…but after today, it might possibly be in my future…but it’s still a bit too early to tell.

With that said, I’m watching the Emmy’s tonight on TV. Tomorrow morning bright and early at 6am it’s back to work. Have a great night!