Today's sermon was interesting albeit no connection to Palm Sunday - but nevertheless... still interesting.
It was primarily based on Genesis 20 - about Abraham's decision to lie about Sarah being his wife and how it affected Abimelech. Then the preacher linked it to 1 Cor 10:12 (So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!)
As I was listening, something struck me... *sigh* I can't go into details about it at the moment... but I have in the past spoke a lot about it - physical intimacy and conduct during courtship (ok.. maybe I wasn't so eloquent when I wrote about it then... as I recall, I was rather vague about it then).
It got me thinking about the relationships in my past and future one and also something a friend of mine shared. She has been in a relationship for a while now and am finding it increasingly difficult to not have sex with her boyfriend even tho they agreed not to. I told her maybe she should avoid being in a comprimising position with him... she laughed... and I have to admit it sounded stoopid after the words escaped my mouth!
Come on! Who would not want to spend quality one-on-one time with that person you like? That in itself is already a recipe for disaster! But then, you cant say no, because deep down you want to! So how? Always be chaperoned?
I had a conversation with a friend a long time ago before he married his gf and I asked him how he struggled to overcome the temptation. He was very honest and practical about the situation and it seemed like such a great example to follow. I don't know yet how I will fair when it is my turn to be tempted... I would like to think I will be able to withstand the temptation, but sometimes, when you have tasted certain things... it is easy to crave for it. What you don't know, can actually get you out of trouble! But when you do know, then how?
*sigh*..
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