As I'm sure you all know, this is my very first blog of the year. It's a shame, really it is, I just haven't found time to do so. Call me unfaithful. #OnlyGodCanJudgeMe (For all my twitter family out there I'll be using the "#" at the end of each paragraph, smile)
I wanna say something to all my single men in the world...
FIRST off, guys if you are single, STAY single. There's nothing STUPIDER, and yes I DID say stupider, than a single man that marries just to marry or to have sex, get rich quick, or whatever the situation is. It's just foolishness and it's just not worth it. Marriage is to be kept holy and a sacred ceremony unto God. It kills me to see people "fall in love" only to get a divorce and when they go to court they ask for millions of dollars. Now I'm not saying that we don't fall in love because I know we do, but when you're just outrageous like some then that's when you've crossed the line from holy and sacred to hell and sin. #ImJustSaying
Now to all my single men who are dealing with sexual temptations...
I think that God made the word SINgle, as in single men and women, with sin as the first three letters because He knew how many times we would sin before being delivered. I AM, however, a firm believer that God won't put more on you than you can bare. I'm about to go public and be absolutely transparent with mine. Although I DO believe this, I haven't been trusting God to totally deliver me from the temptations I face. According to God's Word, I've done some things that I know I shouldn't have but at that moment it seemed like I had no way out. Ladies, if you're reading this, I want you to remember that THOU ART A MIGHTY TEMPTRESS when you wear tight jeans showing off your thighs and hips, a tight t-shirt with all of God's glory hanging out, and so on. God doesn't want you tempting guys like that. I would quote a scripture but I think I'm being churchy enough. What YOU have is for YOU and your HUSBAND, not the whole neighborhood. #TimeToPutItUp
Some guys reading this may not have that same issue. You may be being faced with the temptation of being gay and attracted to dude you saw at the mall with his jeans sagging a little and with teeth so straight and white they put Colgate out of business. If so, again, God can and will bring you out of every temptation. It's a matter of having His word in your heart and how strong your faith is. If you can trust God enough to see the sin you're about to commit, and you immediately start praying and asking for forgiveness, that's when you know you're delivered. #JustSayNo
Last but not least fellas, we have that thing that happens with us when we're alone and we still have those images in our heads, and we start thinking about what it could be like and so on...You following me? Right. You know what I'm talking about. That good old fashioned masturbation. I would use other words but because of privacy issues and what not, I'll stick to TECHNICAL terms. Guys, masturbation is not of God. Period. Point blank. I believe that God knows and understands how good it can feel and He created sex for our pleasure as Humans BUT we can't use it for our own selfish desires. We were created to be fruitful and multiply and if we're doing that, we're throwing our seed away and feeding it to the earth. The earth doesn't need it. Our rib needs it so that WE will last from generation to generation. Am I completely innocent? No because we all fall short BUT I know how to say God help me because deep down inside I know it isn't right. The next time you feel it and you're ready to get a good one in, think about this question, would you do it in front of God? #ThisTooShallPass
Don't get me wrong, I never said that I was coming here to judge and mature people should know that. I'm only speaking what I know is truth according to the Word. I've had my faults, yet I'm receiving freedom. God will still continue to be God in my life and I will still confess Jesus as my Savior. Until He comes back for those that believe, we will have to cope with temptation and learn to say what Jesus Himself said on the mountain, "GET THEE BEHIND ME SATAN". It's time for us as single men to stand up and be examples unto the world. I'm tired of seeing "the real world" on tv showing US how to live. We gotta stand up! #PRAISEBREAK
Until the Next Time...
TRUSTing in Him,
Rashaad
