I really like that, it seems to me that half the time I’m thinking about my future and that I can really control it. I need to step back and trust that God has His path for me which is from goodness. I’m really thankful that God spoke through all of yall in your answers. It really means a lot.
I definitely won’t be in hook up culture, I would only with a girl that I would wish to have a long relationship with. I do like your point. Too bad this question is so complicated in different senses lol.
Good point about the confidence thing. I’m not really trying to marry someone soon unfortunately but let’s see what God has for me in the future. Thanks.
Thanks for the counseling, I’m a teenager and I really appreciate the wiser advice and experience. I pray to God that he helps keep me on track.
I don't know that I'm wiser. Just trying to offer some perspective that I didn't have when I was younger. Wish you the best man.
Need to share Pastor Mark Driscoll’s short: https://youtube.com/shorts/oIMED4WHaG4?si=DaRpWr1U4VD64Vox
The urge to have sex can be an overwhelming one. We have all been there. The problem is, there is no such thing as a emotionless intercourse, aka "friends with benefits". Even if either or both participants have no intention of a long term relationship, someone's heart will be broken. Worse yet, if a pregnancy occurs, things get really messy and lives are changed forever. In other words, premarital sex is fraught with complications that only become evident after the event. In my opinion, it is for this reason that God's will is for sex to be exclusive to a husband and wife. God doesn't make rules to make our lives harder (a loose translation from Hebrew for the phrase "Ten commandments" is Ten Guides to a good life"). The burning desire to have sex does not last forever unless you fuel it by letting your mind stay focused on it. Looking at porn, or just suggestive pictures, will cause lust to rage inside you and it will quickly come to own you. It is hard to do, but the best course of action is find other things to think about and guard your eyes like you would a precious treasure. Not only will it make your life happier and easier, it will also make you a more likable person. Most women, if not all women, are not attracted to men who are focused on sex like a dog slobbering for raw steak. Also, the scenes depicted in porn are fictitious. The acts are performed by actors and actresses (frequently very artificially made up and enhanced) who are being paid to glamorize ever more outrageous acts of sex between strangers. If you come to expect the more outrageous acts in real life, not only will you be disappointed but you will ultimately turn your partner off. Ultimately, God designed sex between a man and wife to be an act of loving enjoyment and definitely not a vulgar act of abuse, pain or dominance.
