Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Chapters 4 & 5- Meaningless- Solomon’s party palace--- Romance and sex

Today we live in a really sick world. Pornography runs rampant… teenagers and adults are all addicted. Girls and boys... it doesn’t matter. The party life is a way of life for high school students, university students and young adults. Some adults have yet to ever move past that part of their life. We live in a party-rich and sexual depraved world. Humanity is searching for something to make them happy. The sad find happiness in alcohol, drugs or sex… the shy find courage in it… the boring become fun… The sad thing is that the lifestyle only leads to regret. It only leads to feelings of guilt… especially if one is a Christian. The pleasure seekers realize it is only a temporary fix… until tomorrow… they will be without pleasure… empty… hurting… wondering…

I think girls are more starved for pleasure found in sex than guys are… It’s not the sex that they are after though… it’s what the sex provides. They get something different from sex than guys do. They get the relationship that the guys provide them with… they get the attention they want… they get to hear the words they long to hear… but they have to give up so much to get it. Is it really worth it? The short answer is NO. They, much like the addicted pornographer, feel guilty and hopeless because of where they have brought themselves… We can’t love both God and the seeking of pleasure.

scripture rant- “But she who gives herself to wanton pleasure is dead even while she lives” 1 Timothy 5:6

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