Why Wait?

         Hey everyone! This week I wanted to share my thoughts and things I have studied about waiting till Mariage to be intimate with someone. I definitely think the standards for this is something that has changed over the course of time. Many people have different thoughts and standards for how this should be handled but I truly believe that waiting till marriage to be sexually active is the way to go and here is why I believe that! 

     First, it is safer It eliminates the problem of getting disease transmitted through sex and also unplanned pregnancy when you are not in the place to have a child. I feel like this is a common problem and people are worried about it and simply practicing abstinence will get rid of the problem in the end. I know that it can be hard and that its certainty not the cool way to go but I do know that it saves a lot of heartache and grief in the end. I know there are things to prevent all of these problems, but they are not always granted and that where the heartache can come in. 

 Another big factor is emotionally it’s better. There are studies that shows those especially women suffer from depression when they have many different partners that they have had intercourse with. When you engage in such an intimate thing women have a chemically that's released in their body causing them to become attached. you can imagine how ultimately this can cause some emotional problems and distress. Studies also show that the more partners you have the harder it is to become attached to another one. You become more numb to falling in love and its harder for you to be fulfilled and satisfied with love. I think everyone desires to find love and to have that special connection, but they give up on finding it because they don't believe that they can or that there are people that will love you in that way, but I promise there is if you wait. 

    Also waiting till marriage creates a moment for you and your spouse to share that special connection and it makes it more personal and sacred. Having sex can be a very intimate experience under the right circumstances. I love this quote from a proclamation made by some leaders of my church, "We declare that God’s commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force. We further declare that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife."  It can be such a special thing and the ability to have children and to be a part of creating human life is so precious. 

I know it is hard to figure out standards and what you want to believe in, but I know that there are so many good things that come from waiting and choosing to stand up for that and being better will be so worth the wait. I know that God has intended for intimacy to be a special and sacred thing and that he has created us the way we are for a reason and that it is good and will lead to more happiness as we do it in the right way and at the right time. These are just a few of the reasons that I believe that practicing abstinence is good and will greatly help you in the end.