XXXchurch: TEENS BLOG
Confession makes us transparent, allowing someone else to see fault in us. It humbles us. But God gives grace to the humble. If we confess our sins, it shows that the truth is in us. God is faithful to forgive us of those sins, and the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us of all sin.
1 John 1:8-9
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 But IF WE...
I remember very well the first time I ever cheated in school, I was seven years old and it was a spelling test. The word was “of” and I remember that I put down the spelling as "u v", I guess like most 1st graders would, but upon hearing the correct spelling of the word I erased my "uv" and replaced it with "o f". This gave my teacher the impression that I knew how to spell the word the whole...
It’s important to set up boundaries at the beginning of your relationship so you know where you both stand from the out set. Though even though you may be dating for some time and you may have not made these boundaries, it’s not too late! Especially if you are struggling with sexual sin, it would be a beneficial step towards purity.
“Where are you at?”
The first question I would ask is...
The first time I heard a friend talk about the sex was in 6th grade. A friend had supposedly lost his virginity the year before while hiding out from a youth group service with his girlfriend. His words which still remain in my mind to this day, carried a weight of confusion as I listened and I struggled to understand how the act was even possible, let alone possible for someone my age. From...
I realize that setting physical boundaries with your significant other can sound a little…lame, unromantic, stifling, restrictive etc. And I used to agree! What about spontaneity? What about embracing the moment? What about enjoying that perfect movie moment? Sure, those things all hit you like a ton of emotional bricks when you’re a teenager in love. But the truth is, setting boundaries, both...
When I was a kid, maybe 8 or 9 years old, one of my favorite games was kickball. And you may not believe me, but I was good, I mean really good. That’s probably one of the reasons I loved playing kickball so much, because I knew that I was good. How did I get so good you ask? Well, my dad would always roll me the kickball and just let me kick it away to my heart’s content. If I missed the ball...
Why is it that the very thing we often go searching for through porn we never find?
Why is it that when we are feeling lonely and unloved and look at porn, do we feel even more lonely and unloved than before?
When someone looks at porn they mostly do it by themselves. Therefore the more time you spend looking at porn the more time you are spending with yourself. Stuck in your own head and...
When your purity is more about God than waiting for Mr. or Mrs. Right, you’re more concerned about experiencing intimacy with your Creator than with your future spouse. Even though you have this immense desire to have that marital intimacy, you find that your relationship with Jesus and your intimacy with God are far more valuable and sufficient for you – so much so that if you were to never...
Pressure to be romantic on V-day
Valentine’s Day is easily one of the most interesting holidays we as American’s celebrate. Interesting in that I don’t know of another holiday that brings out such a mixed set of emotions in people as Valentine’s Day does. In my 24 years of life I’ve never once heard someone talk about how much they hate the 4th of July or Columbus Day and how they...
Love is in the air. Oh the joys, except for the select few like myself and like several of you who will be “forever alone” this V-day season. I remember in high school how the couples would go to the local flower shop and get a candy/snack filled arrangement and send it to their significant other. Isn’t it quite obvious that the couples love this time of year and the singles hate it? So it...
