Week 3

My roommate and I were having a discussion about how much different our lives would be if we didn't have the gospel in our lives. I was very needy in high school because I felt like everyone else determined my value. I would eat up any praise or adoration anyone gave me and would base my value on this. I told my roommate that I felt pretty confident that I would've overlooked the deficits in my relationship because I would've liked the physical aspect and also the validation and words of affirmation so much. I shared the sentiment of how God sees the sin of sex before marriage as very serious because it's affecting the agency of another person and it's affecting how a child gets into the world (the other side is taking someone out of this world e.g. murder). So it's almost as serious as murder. I just talked about how glad I was that I didn't use this great power of procreation before I knew its importance. It was a really good discussion and it reminded me of the importance of bridling my passions so I could wait to find the person who was right for me.