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Tuesday, April 20
guys are very interesting, just have to say that. i never ever knew that guys were on an "eternal quest to try to understand the language of women"... i didnt realise that there was such a serious communication problem between male and females. ywh well i guess that there were tons of things that i really did want to say in some of our relationship discussions at soul (and maccas afterwards), but i decided not to say and therefore held back. why? why cant we be totally honest? is it the fear of rejection and being heckled for it? why did God place brick walls between genders? what's the reason? can't wait to ask Him... is anyone else with me on this?
and you know what guys, girls are just the same - we have freaky stuff goin on in our heads too, so dont fret about us thinkin you guys hav creepy stuff wizzin round up there, coz we're scared to let you know what goes on with us. we struggle just as much with temptations and hormones as you guys, but we have a much more surfaced self-awareness and try to veil that alot more then you guys seem to. of course we go around checkin out guys, but that's pretty much as far as it goes. maybe coz you are more gutzy you go the extra step and whistle/hoot/wotever and maybe even venture over and start a convo. but i dunno, surely [christian] guys aren't just lookin for a surface relationship, coz [christain] girls are generally searching for a deeper, closer relationship that's intimate in the sense that they could share their deepest darkest with their boy. that kind of union, if you get me.
and girls do fantasize about guys, it's true girls, we do. God made us like that, we can't help it. it's just the way that that fantasy effects the way you behave because of it - that is the real test. im talkin bout things like pin-ups and porn and the kind of junk we watch on tv. and girls do hav dreams about guys too (well i do), but guys hav a bit of a different reaction to them and may encounter the good old wet dreams. i think the main issue is 'what are we are fuelling our desires with', rather then 'what our desires are'. nah, im a bit confused now and i cant get out what im trying to say. it's a bit jumbled in my head now. but i don't think that lust is a good thing to keep feeding with un-Godly junk. it can just get heaps dangerous and unhealthy, and distracts us from God.
i found a funny quote in a discussion page in my bible (ah yes, the good old teen bibles that try to make things easier to understand and end up sounding like rubbish): Physical hunger can easily be satisfied by eating some food. However, the sex drive isn't like hunger, and intercourse isn't a ham sandwich. sex isn't just a physical thing - it's spiritual too. well that's the 1st time i've ever heard anyone compared sex to a ham sandwich. how deep and insightful...
but girls struggle too you know - media just completely covers the whole issue of desiring guys and the necessity of having a boyfriend. all the girls mags now have pages of articles on the 'best sex positions' and 'how to get that guy' and 'top 10 sexiest hunks of all time' etc etc etc etc. it doesnt stop... go into the cosmopolitan website and you'll see down the side there is a "sex stuff" and a "man manual" section - why can't we see the kind of junk we take on board. all these articles just build and build on un-Godly desires. it's seriously so hard for a young teenage christian girl to not be influenced by the media and society's 'regulations' (well really they are). if your not in with what's "hip", your a nobody. do guys get that too? if you dont hav the latest playboy mag, are you critised?
i dunno, it's all too much i think... but we know that God calls us to be different from non-christians. what was that verse from 'hands and trains' - somethin like "do not conform to the patterns of this world". i know sometimes it's easier said than done and i fall into the trap too. But God also says that we can try to fit in so that people may accept the gospel that we bring. see 1 corinthians 9:19-23.
my head is gettin tired now and i should really get back to work so yeh...
oh and im really sorry if any of my sisters out there are offended by this discussion - it's not that im trying to diss us or expose our deepest darkest, im just tryin to encourage both brothers and sisters alike to express our true feelings and venture forth from our comfort zone...
and you know what guys, girls are just the same - we have freaky stuff goin on in our heads too, so dont fret about us thinkin you guys hav creepy stuff wizzin round up there, coz we're scared to let you know what goes on with us. we struggle just as much with temptations and hormones as you guys, but we have a much more surfaced self-awareness and try to veil that alot more then you guys seem to. of course we go around checkin out guys, but that's pretty much as far as it goes. maybe coz you are more gutzy you go the extra step and whistle/hoot/wotever and maybe even venture over and start a convo. but i dunno, surely [christian] guys aren't just lookin for a surface relationship, coz [christain] girls are generally searching for a deeper, closer relationship that's intimate in the sense that they could share their deepest darkest with their boy. that kind of union, if you get me.
and girls do fantasize about guys, it's true girls, we do. God made us like that, we can't help it. it's just the way that that fantasy effects the way you behave because of it - that is the real test. im talkin bout things like pin-ups and porn and the kind of junk we watch on tv. and girls do hav dreams about guys too (well i do), but guys hav a bit of a different reaction to them and may encounter the good old wet dreams. i think the main issue is 'what are we are fuelling our desires with', rather then 'what our desires are'. nah, im a bit confused now and i cant get out what im trying to say. it's a bit jumbled in my head now. but i don't think that lust is a good thing to keep feeding with un-Godly junk. it can just get heaps dangerous and unhealthy, and distracts us from God.
i found a funny quote in a discussion page in my bible (ah yes, the good old teen bibles that try to make things easier to understand and end up sounding like rubbish): Physical hunger can easily be satisfied by eating some food. However, the sex drive isn't like hunger, and intercourse isn't a ham sandwich. sex isn't just a physical thing - it's spiritual too. well that's the 1st time i've ever heard anyone compared sex to a ham sandwich. how deep and insightful...
but girls struggle too you know - media just completely covers the whole issue of desiring guys and the necessity of having a boyfriend. all the girls mags now have pages of articles on the 'best sex positions' and 'how to get that guy' and 'top 10 sexiest hunks of all time' etc etc etc etc. it doesnt stop... go into the cosmopolitan website and you'll see down the side there is a "sex stuff" and a "man manual" section - why can't we see the kind of junk we take on board. all these articles just build and build on un-Godly desires. it's seriously so hard for a young teenage christian girl to not be influenced by the media and society's 'regulations' (well really they are). if your not in with what's "hip", your a nobody. do guys get that too? if you dont hav the latest playboy mag, are you critised?
i dunno, it's all too much i think... but we know that God calls us to be different from non-christians. what was that verse from 'hands and trains' - somethin like "do not conform to the patterns of this world". i know sometimes it's easier said than done and i fall into the trap too. But God also says that we can try to fit in so that people may accept the gospel that we bring. see 1 corinthians 9:19-23.
my head is gettin tired now and i should really get back to work so yeh...
oh and im really sorry if any of my sisters out there are offended by this discussion - it's not that im trying to diss us or expose our deepest darkest, im just tryin to encourage both brothers and sisters alike to express our true feelings and venture forth from our comfort zone...