I don’t know if you celebrate Valentine’s Day or not. Lauren and I try to do something special, like go to dinner, and I always wear a red dress shirt, which most people don’t seem to expect from me. While we enjoy it, many people consider this a day specifically created for florists, jewelers, and candy & card companies. I don’t think I could argue too much with that. After all, it is often a day when we spend money to let someone know that they matter to us…something we can do, and should be doing, every day with our words and actions. What concerns me is how romance and love is marketed today, as strictly a physically-charged relationship.
Valentine’s Day aside, television and films seem to furl inappropriate and sensual messages designed to jeopardize the sexual purity of our children and young adults. I think we need to talk to them about the danger of these messages and help them see that God created them as sexual beings, with the best parameters to abide by.
Don’t buy into the world’s definition of love and romance. If you are sexually active outside of marriage, stop. Think seriously about what you are doing.
