Last week I went to an elective at the
National Youth Ministry Conference about young adults and sexuality. The
presenter made a really good point which, unexpectedly, involved the way they
ensure sheep in the outback don't wander away.
When giving "the sex talk" to
teens, something I've done quite often and always look forward to, it's good to
present clear boundaries.
This mirrors how they keep sheep on farms. In
fences.
But it's not the way they do it in the
outback.
Instead, they use watering-holes.
For, with an adequate water source, the sheep
will not wander away.
The same thing applies when you talk to young
adults about their sexuality.
If, instead of just presenting boundaries,
you talk about values, then they are far more likely to express their sexuality
in a fulfilling, God-designed, manner.
It's in this, more mature, context that your
thrust transitions from "can/should" to "the things you
will/will not stand for."
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