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Sunday 18 September 2005
*.* What you love, you serve... *.*
*.* What you love, you serve... *.*
Sermons these weeks have been a great hit on the young people. Pastors favorite phrases these weeks have been '... Your boyfriend and girlfriend... , well, it's a hot topic now in church...', 'I want to speak to the young people especially', 'Young people are you hearing me?'
Every Sunday morning we are reminded of things that we should do and how are we going to do it as representation of Christ. It's a very hot topic about BGR in church these days especially. To my most updated of counting, there are 9 young couples (not married) age ranging from 14-30. The pastors can't do anything to prevent all these from happening. When it comes with emotions, it's more difficult to deal with.
I was watching a show about 'Taboo of Marriage' in the Discovery channel today. I saw many different countries marriage culture and their perspective of it. In India, young girls get married as early as 12 years old and they regard it as the best age of marriage. When they get married, they probably have not meet their spouse in the same village and it's a surprise on the marriage day itself. Only until the girl is at least 16 years old, they can have kids if not they will not sleep with their spouse from the day of their marriage day.
In other places and villages, men are allow to take many wives. Their status is measured by the number of wives they marry. However, the wives role at home is not just to have babies but to the extend of the role of a maid.
In other Western countries, a Catholic church accepts homosexual marriage. Even though I could see how the parents react for their children to marry the same gender, the reason they gave was they want their children to be happy and find their own happiness.
The question was 'What do marriage mean to you?'
In the poorer countries, marriage means the guy's family will have another helping hand to do house chores. In the Western countries, they practice freedom.
Marriage means a lot to me. It means having another commitment, it means going through thick and thin together, it means submission to my husband, it means having to do things that we both enjoy, it means loving each other without condition, it means giving and taking, it means having a family, children, teaching them the right things and right values, nurturing them, giving them the best, providing for them..
I'm waiting for all these to come true. I'm waiting for God to give me the best because only He knows what kind a person I am. That's why I thank God for friends too. Sometimes it's very hard because we live this society (peer pressure) that a guy and a girl being seen together cannot be 'Just Friends' but 'More than Friends' mentality, even though they are really just friends. It's difficult to make nice guy friends (for a girl and vice versa) without having other thoughts if 'he/she is the one'. It makes friendship too rigid and tough. I believe love starts from friendship. Having to become an item needs more than just loving the friendship, it's the extra mile to run and other commitment. The enjoyment should begins with friendship.
My friend ever posted questions in his blog and asking us to answer, I didn't answer any of them. The question was how old do you think it's the best age to start a relationship? I feel it's the maturity, not the age. Some may argue that if you don't go through one you will not grow and learn. Well, but if you trust God in this, it can really saves you a lot of heartaches, tears, sleepless nights and etc.
I wear a ring (I called it my covenant ring) on my left hand, forth finger not because I'm attached (yes though, with God), but because I want to constantly remind myself that I have a 3 years covenant with God that I cannot break. Some of my friends laugh at me and say it's a stupid thing to do. They feel I'm wasting my youth. I'm just committing my best (3) years to God before I start working and have other commitment(s).
People who are in the same boat with me, let us continue to remind and encourage each other. It's tempting out there. I look forward to the day of success..
Every Sunday morning we are reminded of things that we should do and how are we going to do it as representation of Christ. It's a very hot topic about BGR in church these days especially. To my most updated of counting, there are 9 young couples (not married) age ranging from 14-30. The pastors can't do anything to prevent all these from happening. When it comes with emotions, it's more difficult to deal with.
I was watching a show about 'Taboo of Marriage' in the Discovery channel today. I saw many different countries marriage culture and their perspective of it. In India, young girls get married as early as 12 years old and they regard it as the best age of marriage. When they get married, they probably have not meet their spouse in the same village and it's a surprise on the marriage day itself. Only until the girl is at least 16 years old, they can have kids if not they will not sleep with their spouse from the day of their marriage day.
In other places and villages, men are allow to take many wives. Their status is measured by the number of wives they marry. However, the wives role at home is not just to have babies but to the extend of the role of a maid.
In other Western countries, a Catholic church accepts homosexual marriage. Even though I could see how the parents react for their children to marry the same gender, the reason they gave was they want their children to be happy and find their own happiness.
The question was 'What do marriage mean to you?'
In the poorer countries, marriage means the guy's family will have another helping hand to do house chores. In the Western countries, they practice freedom.
Marriage means a lot to me. It means having another commitment, it means going through thick and thin together, it means submission to my husband, it means having to do things that we both enjoy, it means loving each other without condition, it means giving and taking, it means having a family, children, teaching them the right things and right values, nurturing them, giving them the best, providing for them..
I'm waiting for all these to come true. I'm waiting for God to give me the best because only He knows what kind a person I am. That's why I thank God for friends too. Sometimes it's very hard because we live this society (peer pressure) that a guy and a girl being seen together cannot be 'Just Friends' but 'More than Friends' mentality, even though they are really just friends. It's difficult to make nice guy friends (for a girl and vice versa) without having other thoughts if 'he/she is the one'. It makes friendship too rigid and tough. I believe love starts from friendship. Having to become an item needs more than just loving the friendship, it's the extra mile to run and other commitment. The enjoyment should begins with friendship.
My friend ever posted questions in his blog and asking us to answer, I didn't answer any of them. The question was how old do you think it's the best age to start a relationship? I feel it's the maturity, not the age. Some may argue that if you don't go through one you will not grow and learn. Well, but if you trust God in this, it can really saves you a lot of heartaches, tears, sleepless nights and etc.
I wear a ring (I called it my covenant ring) on my left hand, forth finger not because I'm attached (yes though, with God), but because I want to constantly remind myself that I have a 3 years covenant with God that I cannot break. Some of my friends laugh at me and say it's a stupid thing to do. They feel I'm wasting my youth. I'm just committing my best (3) years to God before I start working and have other commitment(s).
People who are in the same boat with me, let us continue to remind and encourage each other. It's tempting out there. I look forward to the day of success..
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