Sex

In a core class that I am taking, we are reading a book called "Real Sex: The naked truth about chastity". In this book, in one chapter specifically, it talks about how the term "casual sex" is never really casual. She mentions how, many times when people sin, they are not "in" themselves. Meaning they have no idea at the time that they are sinning, or that they are constantly in sin. 

This made me think about a previous comment she had made relating to her friend, and the fact that her friend was, at one time, in a relationship with a married man, and she knew it. In the book, Lauren Winner, the author, looks at this from her friends point of view. However, I am thinking about it from the perspective of the man committing adultery, and how disconnected he would have to force himself to be to have sex with someone aside from his wife. 

Sex brings a connection between two people that they may not realize at the time. How a man could have sex with two women, and, being married to one, feel no shame. He must disconnect himself to a point where he is either nearly convinced that he is not married, or that he is not having sex with this other person. And if not one of these, I don't understand how he could live with that guilt on his heart. 

I really don't understand how people can do this, and I pray that I never have to fall victim to cheating. I think marriage is something deep and that interrupting that with an affair has got to be painful on the wrongdoer.

Life isn't Fair

I used to hate it when my parent would tell me that life isn't fair. I still get this feeling in the pit of my stomach every time I hear these words. People, when they say things like that, never really stop to think about what they are saying. What they need to realize is that life ISN'T fair. There ARE starving children out there that could use many things we take complete advantage of. It brings tears to my eyes to think about how much we as Americans have and how much we complain if we can't have what we think we need. All we need is food, water, and clothing. And even clothing is unnecessary. God created Adam and Eve without clothes. They were perfectly content with it until they were consumed by sin. 

There are children in  countries suck as Uganda, Thailand, and Rwanda, that are starving, and that have absolutely nothing to call their own. 

There are people in California dying of obesity.

There are kids in southern africa and Asia that have no shoes at all.

I personally own enough to use for my entire family, and probably more. 

Is life fair? Is it fair that we live in our luxurious homes with swimming pools, and hot tubs, and eight TV sets, while a good chunk of foreign population barely has something to sleep under during a storm?

This is the reason I cannot stand our country. Sure, we are free. But what do we have, really? We have an overabundance of materialistic things that completely unnecessary. We have people dying from EATING TOO MUCH. What we need is poverty. I don't mean poverty like 'oh no, i need to buy more shoes because i don't have a pair that goes with this.' I mean REAL poverty. 

The way I see it, with poverty comes understanding. And with poverty come respect for what we have. 

We will never know what we have until we see how those people who have nothing live. 

So no. Life ISN'T fair. But thats because America is doing NOTHING to help it get there.

If I continue to wait, will it change anything?

Will my life be different if I sit around waiting for something to happen?

Will I ever find the girl of my dreams if I dont put myself out there?

Will I ever grow in my faith without leaving my comfort zone?

Will my heart grow stronger if I let it weaken and fall apart?

Will my speak improve if I sit around not saying anything?

The answer is no. 

Nothing will change if you don't put yourself out.

You will only get back if your willing to give.

You can only give if your willing to not be selfish. 

So do the world a favor...

Set your superficial life aside.

Give us a break and take life in stride.

Give your heart away.

Steal another's away.

Without giving, there is no receiving.

Thats how life is.

You can get unless you give. 

You can't truly find unless you get lost.

So get lost.

Be found.

Give.

Take.

Live.

Die.

Explore.....

Lose yourself.