Into the Fire

Commitment is a problem for the world's perceptions of relationships. Some prefer those fun-but-no-strings-attached types. Others want something more serious but still desire "a way out" should whatever they have together go awry. Some just "jump-in-the-sack" and call it good. "Commitment" is not in the vocabulary for relationships.

That two people, once unknown to each other, begin to fall for each other and desire to learn whether or not they can make a life together, waiting to experience the desire for true commitment before diving into sexual consumption, has become laughable for a high percentage of people today. Unimaginable, in fact. 

Virgin males and females are mocked at early ages when hormones begin to dictate "how far" they will go on dates or interludes. 

Marriage is hit and miss, not a must, not popular, a commitment some refuse to make. 

Many young people think sex is a must for popularity, and, sadly, it is often encouraged in schools and sadly even by some parents, enabling their kids with whatever birth control is quick and easy to take or apply.

Where God determines it is best for love to precede sex, for sex to be the act of lovemaking by one man and one woman after pledging their lives to each other, and for the loyalty and devotion to be inherent in the relationship "for better or worse" indicating a selfless commitment to each other's needs, the world's view is certainly not in sync with God's.

God has always wanted the best for His Creation. He gave them perfection in the Garden of Eden. Satan made his move on them, tantalizing them with lofty rhetoric, and they sacrificed their sanctity for sinfulness and ruined their lives for their future on planet earth. Did God strike them dead for their wanton act? No. He let them go to learn the magnitude of their sinful decision. 

Commitment should be a holy thing in relationships with mutually expected desires. Apart from God, without the salvation of Jesus Christ and the guidance from the Holy Spirit, it's nearly impossible. And without the Lord, it's impossible to be as meaningful as it all was meant to be. He can do amazing things with people committed to do as He instructs, and the blessings He pours out for those who will commit are absent without Him.   

Father, thank you for your patience, your mercy, your incredible grace in my life. I learned the hard way about commitment. I can never thank you enough that I finally got it. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.