Birds and Bees...HELP! (Part 2 of 4)

Over the course of the next couple of weeks, I'm going to take on a couple of different topics that will require some length. So, I'll break it into "bite-size" chunks!


Birds and Bees...HELP! (Part 2)

God’s view of sex

Sex was created by God for a reason (and it wasn’t just to fill the earth with people…read Song of Solomon). It’s an extremely beautiful thing, but it can be misused in all kinds of ways. One of the important things to teach kids is that it is a beautiful, natural, and right thing, but only when it’s done in right context (a marriage covenant between a man and a woman). Sex is a gift from God, and he wants us to use that gift in a way that would honor Him. He gave us boundaries to play inside of, and any “outside playing” is dangerous to us. There are all kinds of illustrations of this principle that you can use with kids. Things that are right and good, but when they are misused, someone gets hurt or even worse. God is not some “cosmic kill-joy” who wants to keep us from fun, but a loving Father who knows what is best and wants us to desperately believe that he has our “fullness of joy” in mind.

There’s all kinds of issues around whether a kid will or won’t misuse their sexuality growing up into adolescence and adulthood, but as I’ve thought about it in my own life, it really boils down to a couple of things.

- Do your children have a deep-hearted, unwavering belief that God’s way (even if it isn’t fully understood) is better than their own way or the world’s way?

- Do they really believe that God has their “best” interest (or their joy) in mind?

If these beliefs are firmly entrenched in their little hearts, they are going to be much better off than most of the other kids who grow up in this over-sexualized world. Do your very best to instill this kind of attitude in your young children. Pray daily for it. Believe and model these beliefs yourselves as the leaders of your family. As a parent, aim for these things. It’s not going to happen overnight, and it will take a lot of the Holy Spirit working in their lives to help them believe these two ideas with all they have. If a child can grasp and fully believe these two ideas, they will avoid so many of the dangers of this world. (And so will you parents!)

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