Unashamed Love

[Adoni~Is~Alive~4~Ever]

I have noticed in a post at another message board that in a "Purity Pledge" post that every time some one admits they have messed around, they talk about guilt, or something on the lines of being ashamed. I am going to open this post to the thought of why we keep ourselves pure, and what is unashamed love.

I am going to be quoting from various writings in this post. Id like to begin by turning to, "A Trail Of Roses" written by my friend Nathan. Quote

He saw a smile come and then freeze on her face as she looked more closely at the rose. Tim did too. There was absolutely no mistaking the cut-glass vase. Tim saw that she recognized it. His gaze travelled from the vase to the remains of the magnificent bouquet - a tired, slighty ratty red rose. It was not as resplendent as it had been earlier. Somehow, it seemed more common, now that the other roses were gone.

In that story we see how Tim and Kari go from a loving relationship, to a rubished relationship. Tim was ashamed in the long run, wasn't he.

There is a book in the Bible that talks about Unashamed Love. A book that most people never read. It's Song of Songs.

Now Song of Songs is a short 8 chapter book of the Bible, but yet only few read it. It's not because it's too long. Not because it's too boring. It's because the book of Song of Songs is about "An Intoxicating Love". When people read this, they freak and are stunned the Bible would hold such content.

But what it is, is actually unashamed love. The way love is meant to be.

So now you are reading this going, well what is "unashamed love". Where is Rebecca's point.

Again I Quote from, "A Trail Of Roses".

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One girl asked Tim if she could have a small white rose that was on the edge of the bouquet. Surely he wouldn't miss it! Tim decided that Kari wouldn't know the difference, so willingly gave it. Another girl asked, and another girl asked. Each one wanted one from the edge - little inconspicuous roses. Tim thought "well there are so many, I guess giving a few away wouldn't hurt."

Maybe Tim was giving out roses, but maybe your giving out your purity. Maybe your giving out a kiss, saying to yourself, "oh a kiss is easily forgotten. Harmless." What ever the case is, your giving away thoughs little white roses, little physical touches; there you are thinking it's harmless. Well I have news for you, it does indeed harm your life. What's the reason you can't read Song of Songs with out a blush, it's because your mind is impure. You don't look at the relationship and go, "that is what I want." You say, "Ahhh, why does God allow that there?" That is how a relationship should be. Pure, innocent, and unashamed.

Remember this next time your about to kiss, or how ever far you go, "Ashamed or Unashamed, to wait, or not to wait." Do you want to be ashamed with that blush on your face when you read Song of Songs.

Remember, the unashamed love gives us a warning,

Song of Songs 2:7, ""....Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires."

CONTINUED

People who awaken love before it is went to be, are the one who feel ashamed. They are the one's who will look back on the past and shutter.

Here is a question for you. Out of all the Christians you have met who have had sex outside marriage, how many say they wish they hadn't? I've never met any.

Here is a question for you if you have had sex outside marriage. When ever you look at that person, was your first thought?

Out of most worldy relationships, when a bf and gf have messed around, and break up, why is it that they tend to hate each other, or dislike each other. Many people blame it on, "well he dumped me." Or the what nots, but look a little deeper. Most relationship end in anger, hate, and so on due to sin. You know what type of sin. Having sex outside marriage.

God made man and woman to have a relationship. God created it for Husband and Wife. It was created for good.

Humans destroyed it. But Christians can hold on to the good if they hold on to their purity, not only in physical sense, but in mind too.

Wanting a husband and wife relationship outside marriage?

The world has showed us all the fun, and fascinating things about it. But what they don't show you is what hurt you most. That is being ashamed, guilt, and sexual diseases.

Here is a little story-

"There was a man who washed windows. He used a rag and cleaner to do so. One day he looked at his rags, but not one was clean. They all had dark stains on them. He knew the stains where not from him using them. But he didn't want to throw them away, because he loved these rags ever so much. So he cleaned them with bleach. Soon after that, the bleached rags got tossed by someone other then the man into dirty rags. The dirty rags rubbed off onto the clean ones and made them dirty again. And the man searched for his rags, but he could not find them. For they where hidden among the dirty rags. But in one last attempt, the man found one brightly colored white clean rag, that still had some of the glass cleaner on it. He had found one clean rag and was pleased."

The man who washes the windows is God.

The Rags are Christians. The glass cleaner is the Bible. The dirty rags are the temptations of the world. The someone else was the devil. The one white rag, was a christian who did not give into the temptation.

Now that one rag with the cleaner on it, was a Christian who still obeyed the Bible. Now in the Bible it says, "I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ." But yet, are you ashamed when you read Song of Songs? Thats part of the Bible. I just want you to realize that when you break that promises to God, and your future spouse, there is more too it then that.

Here is a list of what sexual incounter outside marriage does:

1) Causes Guilt

2) You become Ashamed

3) Causes anger

4) Causes you to break a promise to God

5) Causes you to disobey the Bible

6) Cause you to be a hyprocrite(sp?)

7) Sets a bad testimony

8) Causes future issues with a spouse

9) Can cause health issues

10) If health issues happen, then you are not taking care of the Temple of the Holy Spirit that dwells in you.

Now, you might be angry with me saying, well I cant help it I was raped. But in the OT God says He does not count some one a murder if they accidently kill some one. In the same way, God will help you through you problems.

It might be to late for you. You feel the guilt and are ashamed. Well, God has forgiven you too. But we all know there is punishment, and He is firm with His punishment.

But I don't have the answer with how that will impact your life. I just know your not alone!

Edited September 26, 2005 by Adoni~Is~Alive~4~Ever