FREEDOM -yes we Can!

What the heck am I yelling about!?

It hit me today, life is sooo precious, our lives our so precious.
And you know what else? We take God's gifts for granted, all of them most of the time.

With so much to be thankful for, It made me think of how we handle things in today's world. I saw an article saying that abstinence programs work better than the "other" programs (Condoms, etc..) and it hit me..

the opposition always says, it wont work, cause the kids will just have sex..
ummm.. so I thought about that.. boy we are obsessed with sex, even more so,
we are obsessed with pleasure, and beyond that, we are selfish pleasure seekers...

ouch!

I know, its rough and honest, but think for a minute. Not many of us stop and think of the others around us, not many think about how our partner is feeling, or what their needs are, or if we do, we think about what else we get out of it.

Even a simple back massage, I even will offer a massage thinking, I'll get one back if I do it good.. WOW.. messed up that my whole intention to do good is so I get gain!

OK here is the kicker.. If you can't teach your kids to control their urges, like eating, having sex, basically being selfless instead of selfish.. than, heck ya.. abstinence does not work well, but they are, you are, we are enslaved to sin then.

FREEDOM comes from controlling the urge and not allowing it to control you. Not chasing self pleasure at the expense of others.. then the chains are broken, then you are free of the sin that has enslaved you.

think long and hard on it.. freedom is not doing whatever you want cause your impulses and urges says so.. no.. animals live that way.. freedom for humans is being able to say NO to an urge (including sex with a very attractive person that seems like they are begging for it) and then realizing that you have the control, not your bodily impulses..

Sure we'll make mistakes, but like all things in life, keep this in your vocabulary, and keep practicing it.. IT WILL WORK. and one day, you'll be getting ready in the morning and yell FREEDOM - yes we Can!

God Bless