Sexless in the City

"Sex Is Like a Can of Drano" (Sex According to God by Kay Arthur)
"I got up from the table, carried the dishes to the sink, and as I looked down all I could think was, Good Grief! A clogged sink. I don't have time for this!

I was scheduled to drive to a nearby town to speak to a group of teenagers about sex, and here was a mess of soggy garbage floating in a sink that was probably as old as our farmhouse!

I couldn't just walk out and leave the mess. Dropping to my knees, I began rummaging under the sink through cans of scouring powders, cleaning solutions, and dishwashing soap, looking for the Drano. Finally, way at the back, I spotted its red-white-and blue can. I couldn't remember when I had last used it.

'I probably should have been using you regularly and this wouldn't have happened,' I mumbled to the unhearing can as I looked for the directions. The skull and crossbones on the front and the word POISON in all caps reminded me why I had buried it at the back of the cabinet.

Following the directions carefully, which the manufacturer of the Drano had convinced me was important, I cautiously popped the red top, did exactly what I was told, then stood at my gurgling sink - mesmerized, relieved, and delighted as I watched the product work its magic

In minutes the sink was clean and shiny.

Great! I thought. I'm out of here!

Minutes later as I turned onto Interstate 75, heading toward Dalton, Georgia, I eased back into the driver's seat and began to review my message on sex, but my mind quickly went from sex to sinks. I was still amazed at what an incredibly quick job Drano did on my sink. What a great product! I thought. Read the directions, do what it tells you, and it works! And nothing dire happened because I followed the directions.

Then it hit me: Lord, sex is like a can of Drano! It's a wonderful 'product,' does a great job, but you have to use it according to the Manufacturer's directions. What a great opener for my message on sex!

Drano will do just what the manufacturer says, but if you don't use it properly, it could do one of three things: burn you, poison you, or erupt violently. The same is true of sex. That's why so many are traumatized by sex instead of delighting in it as God intended.

Maybe this is your experience, my friend. You've been burned and you bear the scars, whether others see them or not. Maybe the poison still seeps through your mind or body. Maybe you've acquired a sexually transmitted disease - even AIDS. Maybe sex exploded, with results you never anticipated. You had an abortion, or you paid for her to get one. Or your infidelity was discovered, and your life and your plans were ruined. You never dreamed it would turn out this way.

You hadn't carefully read God's warnings, written in black and the white pages of His book, the Bible. If you had, you would have found the dangers of misuse clearly identified, much like the cautions listed on the can of Drano.'

WOW!!! What a powerful opening to an awesome book about the truth about Sex, about Sex according to God. Sex is a beautiful thing, and sex by God's design, is becoming one flesh..."God formed us to know no greater ecstasy than when a man and a woman literally merge into one flesh. Hormones, nerves, sensory receptors, and other specific physical characteristics are all part of His divine design for our pleasure in the physical oneness of marriage.
An ecstasy beyond exquisite.
A oneness washing over you, a wave of passion carrying you weightless to a sea of delight.
Passion that loses consciousness of anything else.
Exhaustion that leaves you spent, drained of tension, and filled with satisfaction, total satisfaction.

Who in their right mind would not want that? Why do you think sex sells...it's an awesome thing. But imagine if it were solely used according to the Manufacturer's instructions, according to how God designed it. WOW!!!

It's easier said than done though...I mean it is an awesome thing, but with every decision made their is a consequence...even with sex, it is just up to you to choose which consequence you want. Which would you choose?

Consequence 1 - Poison - May be Fatal or Cause Permanent Damage if Swallowed. Causes Severe Burns to Eyes and Skin. May cause blindness.

Consequence 2 - The ultimate love story - Ecstasy, oneness, passion and exhaustion that leaves you spent, drained of tension, and filled with satisfaction, total satisfaction.