Sketches of Life: I Kissed Dating Goodbye2

Sunday, October 14, 2007

I Kissed Dating Goodbye2

I have been reading this book by Joshua Harris..It has been a great help to me over this period of time and giving me great insight which I wanted very much to share with you too.

I asked for your patient as we journey down together and learn the precious lesson from this book. After all, which is easier? To read or to type out these long extracts so as to share the precious lessons for the benefit of all.

The First Kiss (Love: One word. Two Definitions)

Leslie and Eric:

Eric rarely took his eyes off Leslie holding each other's hand even when one is siting in the front seat of the car another at the back. When asked "You two can't keep your hands off each other. Was it difficult keeping the physical side of your relationship pure while you were engaged?"

Eric taking Leslie's hand smiled at her and replied "Of course the desire for that we present-It always will be. But no, it wasn't a struggle. Leslie & I decided very early in our relationship that we are going to refrain from physical contact until we were married. Our 1st kiss was at the altar. The most we did was hold hands. We know this kind of standard isn't for every couple. We didn't make that decision to be legalistic. It came from the heart. It was a way to show our love, to protect each other before we were married. The first kiss was the most incredible, beautiful thing in the world."

Jeff & Gloria (opposite)
They justified a night in a hotel room enjoying each other's bodies before marriage as their love.

For Jeff & Gloria, love was impatient & demanded compromise.

For Eric & Leslie, Love fueled integrity & gave them patience needed to wait.
One word-Two definitions.

In Love with Love
God wants to give us a higher, grander view. He wants to deepen our understanding. Romance can thrill us to our core, but its only a small part of true love. We've been playing in the sandbox; God wants to take us to the beach.

Aphrodite or Christ?

Paul (in the bible) wrote to Corinthians on love to Christian living in Corinth. Writing to Corinthians about God's love was the equivalent of writing a letter on family value to Hollywood today. Corinthians was synonymous with immorality.
To "play the Corinthian" meant to give oneself to sexual pleasure.
"Corinthian girl" was another word for a prostitute.

Aphrodite= Greek goddess of love, employed 1000 prostitute. They offered their version of "love"-sensual pleasure.
How could people see the truth & beauty of real love in the mist of the seductiveness of its counterfeit?

Love is patient, Love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. (1 Corinthians 13:4)

Love is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. (1 Corintians 13:5)

Christians today endure the very same struggle.
More than ever, Sex becomes the commodity. Sensuality & exaggerated sexuality shouts at us on every corner.

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. (1Corintians 13:6-8)

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Final Destination of Everyone

Money often deceive us, leading us to forget we will die some day. Poor people will die, Rich people will also die.
In the bible, it says to the Rich, today your life will be taken from you, what will happen to the riches you have stored up for yourself.
So be Wise- store up for yourself treasures in heaven which never rot as it has eternal value.
Our stay in this world is but only max. hundred over years..
but compare to life in eternity after death, what seems long here is but only a grain in heaven.

My Zodiac

Angeline's Zodiac Sign - TAURUS

9 may Taureans never slap or sting. Rather, they creep up on you, affect you deeply and leave their indelible impression on your soul. Think of Taurus as a long sensual kiss. A huge tender bear hug. Or an eiderdown on a cold alpine night. Taureans are warm (but sometimes stodgy) customers.

Many Taureans work with their hands. Even if a Taurus is a computer expert and seems more cerebral than manual, nine times out of ten there is a hidden craft or hobby lurking behind the scenes. Taureans enjoy forging beautiful things from natural materials. In fact, they are attracted to all sorts of beauty. Music thrills them. Flowers enchant them. The countryside seduces them. And art is their natural habitat.

Taureans are forever building their own workshops and renovating barns and old churches. They are not only home-loving, they like to get their hands into the cement and slather on the plaster, if only for the tangible joy of playing in the mud.

Taureans do not take kindly to sudden change. They like to be wherever they are supposed to be when it is time to be there. Taureans readily adjust to routine and for that reason make fabulous employees. Precipitous and unexpected events requiring flexibility and resilience may cause Taureans to dig in their hooves and refuse to budge. Bulls are obstinate and determined to hold their ground. It is wiser not to try to talk Taurus out of a sulk. Just let him paw the earth and snort and seethe on his own. Take a tranquilizer and a walk. Soon, when the inevitable becomes blatantly inevitable, Taurus will budge of his own accord, come out of his sulk and go with the flow.

Sensuality belongs to Taurus. Wherever there is pleasure you will find a Taurean plunk in the middle of it all. They love to bask in the "good life." Taureans cannot resist the tug of the opposite sex. When an attractive newcomer arrives on the scene, count on Taurus to see to it that the outsiders have a drink, are made comfortable and have slipped Taurus a telephone number or two.

Taureans are amorous and romantic without being flighty or maudlin. They are tender and don't mind public displays of affection. Love and all of its expressions appeal to the Bull. Taureans can be counted on to stray a bit where sex is concerned, but they never flaunt their infidelities and usually avoid sticky extracurricular entanglements. If you love a Taurus, feed him.