Saturday, Sept. 20, 2003 - 12:27 pm
hey all, a new day, and, NO MORE SCHOOL!
well, only for 2 weeks. but that is all good. anyway, we had a last assigment we had to do for christian education, and well, he said we could do it in any form, so i did it as a story, its not one of my best, but it was only an assigment, and i believe that i should of tried harder, but it was hard, because i had to put in all the information in, and also add three bible passages that would help with the senario, and still make it work, oh well, here it is.
SCENARIO: Your friend (female) is dating somebody who has already finished school (who is 19 years old). They have been going out for six months and your year 11 friend is contemplating giving into her boyfriend and having sex. What advice would you give your friend?
“Hey Rose”, Jocelyn said as she walked into her best friend’s room. “Rose?” she said again when she got no reply. She walked up to where Rose was sitting and she noticed that Rose had been crying.
“Hey girl, tell me, what happened”, Jocelyn said, giving Rose a hug.
“It’s Jack, he said….” Rose stuttered out.
“What? What did he say?” Jocelyn said, worried.
“Uhm, he wants to …..” she continued, getting a bit nervous.
“You can tell me. Don’t be nervous. It’s me, I aint gonna bite ya head off”.
“He wants to have sex”, Rose blurted out quickly.
“What!!!!”
“See, I knew this is how you would react”. She started crying silently.
“Hey, I’m sorry. I was just surprised. After all, you’ve only been going out for six months”, Jocelyn said, giving Rose another big hug.
“No, I’m sorry. I’m just ….” Rose started to say.
“Stressed”, Jocelyn finished off, and continued talking when Rose nodded her head. “Do you want to?”
“I don’t know. That’s why I wanted to ask you”.
“…. for my advice”.
“Yeah”, Rose answered.
“Well, are you sure you’re prepared to listen to what I have to say. You know me, some advice you might not like to hear, but some might help.” Jocelyn said to Rose.
“I think I can survive”, she said smiling at Jocelyn.
“I am glad, now listen:
You shouldn’t feel pressured. It is up to you. If Jack keeps pressuring you to do it, then he doesn’t love you. He just wants you. Think about what is said in 1 Timothy 5:2 –
‘Always treat older women like mothers, and
younger women like sisters, in all purity’
This means he should respect you and your decisions. He shouldn’t need to ask again and again. He should treat you like a sister or best friend, meaning protect you, get to know you, and have fun together.
He should realise when to back off, and you should realise how you want to proceed……..With me so far?”
“Yeah”, Rose nodded her understanding.
“Good, now where was I …. Oh yeah. You have to know when the time is right. You might think it is time, but is it really? You have to trust in God to show you when the time is right. You shouldn’t give into desires of lust. As it says in II Timothy 2:22 –
‘flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness,
faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out
of a pure heart’.
To know when it is the right time, you have to trust God. Sex is not something that is taken on lightly. It is the physical marriage of two souls, and if those two souls become distant or break up after that type of marriage, the soul will forever be hurt and damaged. That is why people wait for their wedding, because they have been married in front of the law, now they can be married in the eyes of God…… Still awake?”
“Yeah, thank you for helping”, Rose started.
“You’re welcome, but one more thing. Just because something seems and looks right, doesn’t mean that it is. As written in Proverbs 14:12 –
‘Before every man there lies a wide and pleasant
road that seems right, but ends in death’.
Just remember, Rose, nothing is ever what it seems. Always believe in your heart and mind that what you do will be right, and always trust God”, Jocelyn said, finishing up.
“Thank you, Jocelyn, your advice has really helped, more than you realise”, Rose said, giving Jocelyn a big hug before getting up.
“Where are you going?” Jocelyn asked with a questioning glance.
“To give Jack my answer” Rose said with a big smile of thanks, directed to her best friend.
well, tel me what you think of it. please
Always and forever,
Josh
