Steering Clear
Theme of the Week: Become a Safe Male
Jay Kesler
Tuesday, March 25, 2003
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Key Bible Verse: So God created people in his own image … male and female he created them (Genesis 1:27). Bonus Reading:Genesis 39:6b-12
I was flying to Denver seated next to a woman in her twenties who was crying. She'd just learned, I discovered, that her fiancé had run off to marry a "wild girl." "The worst part," she said, "is I'm still a virgin." Since remaining pure had been to no avail, she was going to some ski lodge and make up for lost time.
"Do you think it's worth giving up what you've always believed because of one painful experience?" I asked.
"I don't know," she said, then, after a pause, "Where are you staying tonight?"
I told her. She was staying there, too. "We could have a couple of drinks together and see how the evening turns out," she suggested.
"I don't want you to be confused," I said, taking out my wallet and showing her my family photos. "If you need someone to tell you you're sexually attractive, you are. But if you want me to act on that desire, no! I'd be taking advantage of you when you're vulnerable. Besides, I'm married and a Christian. I won't violate my commitments and my faith."
After a pause, she said, "If I thought I could find another man who'd turn down the offer I just made you, I'd stay a virgin till I found him."
—Jay Kesler in Being Holy, Being Human
My Response: One woman for whom I can be a safe male is …
Thought to Apply: A safe male observes boundaries and assigns worth to a woman as a person and child of God rather than on the basis of her looks.
—Stan Thornburg
Adapted from Being Holy, Being Human (Bethany, 1994) by permission.
Copyright © 2003 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integrity magazine.
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Lord, show me what changes I need to make to become a male safe for all females created in Your image.
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