well over the holidays Ive been at NRC in willow park. its been an awesome as experience meeting many people of the same faith and just growing in the word of Jesus.
We had Nigel Pollock who is head of tscf come speak to us about "the average Joe". this story is re voled around young Joseph in the old test. it was very inspiring as we went through the story of his life and how he reflected on his actions. it really challenged me as to how i reflect my actions onto others such as
- am i humble to others?
- If i have the chance to be merciful, will i and give them grace?
- how does god work through my life?
- do i give 100% in what ever i do thus glorifying god?
- do i twit or show that im a christian?
- am i afraid of the gospel that i love?
- is what i listen to coherent with what i believe?
During this camp we also had Andy Shuddle come talk to us about sexuality. it was just as impacting as much as the first time i read all these things in a book called every young mans battle. we talked about
- sex
- masturbation
- pornography
- homosexuality
these are all important issues that needs to be addressed in every Christian. We all go through the same challenges as every human yet sometimes we just cave into sin. Sex is a very strong topic discussed and i had learnt "YES" GOD does want us to have sex, but with the right person and after marriage. Personally myself im very sexually active which im trying to become more dormant about and to me this is really hard for me as a male to control sometimes. so it challenges me to be more pure for god.
Masturbation is typically well common now days as sex is very now accepted by modern society. my question to you is "Do YOU need to masturbate and if so why?" Sure being celibate is hard and sure masturbation can give you that quick release that you crave but is it actually doing you any good in your relationship with god? just remember he's watch us as we do everything and including this. Masturbation is just a way of pleasuring ourselves for that quick release and that small closer and closeness of intimacy that we temporary get. truth is its only temporary and is completely different from what sex and the real intimacy with a loving partner provides.
Pornography is mostly accepted in society today as well. I guess this is due to More music video clips becoming more reveling and with the fashion industry changing their tastes to become more raunchier and more hormone lead for the younger teen viewers who look up to these idols. its so inter grated into society that it has now been accepted by every young man or women, that they maybe able to be picked up at a park or have the pizza boy/ girl come onto you. Does this disturb you that people believe fantasies as such can come true? Its because the sin in pornogrpahy allows you to fantasies about any girl you want to do any action you want to you. Do you know that people get addicted to this stuff? people who surf the web just for their ideal dream girl or just to see females naked and guess what? this is a common problem as well. people get trapped in this vicious cycle of sin and they find themselves drawing further and further away from god. it's also bad because people end up idolising these people who get to have sex with all these women. just think about what your future wife will say? does that convict you if she knew you were having sex with all these people?
Homosexuality is a hard topic to talk about. this is pretty hard for me as my brother is bisexual. If you think of it logically god made males and females to complement each other. we have penises that fit into the females vagina which helps us reproduce and make earth plentiful. homosexuality defiles this as you aren't able to give birth as god did not put that system into our male bodies and also god made us man and women for a reason.
from camp i surely did learn alot and it did leave me questioning myself what do i do for god and how do i glorify him in everything i do?
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