Re: Singles and Sex: "Marriage is the Answer!" So Why So Many Heartbroken Marriages?
You'll actually see a common theme throughout a lot of my threads--we are told to basically, "Follow God, be good, and it will all be ok... Things will work out well for you if you just be the best Christian you can be."
And so many times, things don't work out well at all... even for the most diehard of Christians. I often wonder if, when we are told to witness how wonderful it is to have a relationship with God and that our lives will be better if we follow Him, is it almost a form of false advertising? NOT because God is at fault... but because the truth is, it's HARD to follow God and sometimes life gets even worse when you do so. I'm interested in realness--the hardcore realities of life and how we deal with them as Christians.
I'm observing things such as, "I followed what I was told to do and it all came apart at the seams... So now what?" (As documented by some of the brave posters here.)
My question is always, "If we are following God with all our hearts... Why does so much still go wrong, and how do we deal with it? Why are so many of those who say they are God's people in such bondage? Is there a better way to take what God gives us and use it?"
Because obviously, something isn't working for a lot (I'd dare to say, the majority) of so many people.
I don't understand if this thread is about lust, sex or marriage, or maybe all three?
You'll actually see a common theme throughout a lot of my threads--we are told to basically, "Follow God, be good, and it will all be ok... Things will work out well for you if you just be the best Christian you can be."
And so many times, things don't work out well at all... even for the most diehard of Christians. I often wonder if, when we are told to witness how wonderful it is to have a relationship with God and that our lives will be better if we follow Him, is it almost a form of false advertising? NOT because God is at fault... but because the truth is, it's HARD to follow God and sometimes life gets even worse when you do so. I'm interested in realness--the hardcore realities of life and how we deal with them as Christians.
I'm observing things such as, "I followed what I was told to do and it all came apart at the seams... So now what?" (As documented by some of the brave posters here.)
My question is always, "If we are following God with all our hearts... Why does so much still go wrong, and how do we deal with it? Why are so many of those who say they are God's people in such bondage? Is there a better way to take what God gives us and use it?"
Because obviously, something isn't working for a lot (I'd dare to say, the majority) of so many people.