It's here! The "month of love". With that in mind I'm taking my blog in a different direction this month.
Social media is currently full of advertisements surrounding Valentine's day. Singles and those in relationships alike are bombarded with imagery centred on love and it's just that time of year that could get one feeling a little meh if single or could leave one with all sorts of butterflies if they are in a happy relationship. Either way, I thought this would be a good time to talk about things that Christians often think about when it come to relationships and dating/courtship. For the next three weekends I will (hopefully) get short pieces from my fellow Christians to share with you on the said topic. I'm going to give them free reign on this one, it could be something from their personal experience, reflective pieces, just them thinking out loud or anything in between. The point of this being to spark conversation on these topics, be it in the form of you engaging with us on the issue or it being a topic you talk about with friends or even in your relationships.
I'm going to kick us off today with the question "What if I wait then the sex is wack?" or as the those who are a little shy would say "What if I wait then we aren't sexually compatible or s/he doesn't satisfy me?". Sounds a bit out there I know but these are questions I've heard too many times for us not to address these issues. Those who have had simillar conversations with me know that when all is said and done I always like to refer them to someone who spoke on this topic so well. So I'm not going to write a whole piece in response to this question but I am going to refer you to the two videos below. For those who have considered celibacy but abandoned the idea because they had similar questions but never got a response they deemed good or satisfactory enough, I hope this helps! And for those who have never been sexually active, I hope this encourages you not to fall for the "test driving" trap.
The second clip is a bit shorter but essentially the same message.
"What if I practice abstinence, get married and the sex sucks?" - Jerry Flowers
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10213227462270690&id=1520225731
"Let's talk about sexpectations" - Jerry and Tanisha Flowers
https://www.facebook.com/557617871012997/posts/2629426073832156/
If you're not on Facebook but would like to watch these, give me a shout and I'll download them for you.
Much love,
Dr S.
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