I knew the Word and what God said about premarital sex, but I didn’t care! I wanted to please myself more than I wanted to please God. I knew I wasn’t honoring God. I took the scriptures and I decided what verses I wanted to live by, but 1 Corinthians 6:18 did not apply to me. That verse says “Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body.” I was so hurt. I was tired. I was empty inside and

When I first made the decision to NO LONGER HAVE SEX, a few friends encouraged me and stood by my side. Then there were some who laughed and mocked my decision. To be honest, there were even some who didn’t believe in me to actually do it. I knew that we lived in an oversexed world, where having sex in a relationship was the norm, it was pretty much a given. I knew why I made the decision to stop having sex until I was married and it was simply to HONOR God. People think beca

People were cheering for us this time around I think they just liked you for making me smile And I admit this time I thought we stood a chance It looked as though we had finally put our bad habits away We placed it on a shelf, you told me there, it would stay But unfortunately the shelf was too easy to reach So soon we're already back to not practicing what we preach The lies, deceit, drama, and the stress I'm tired of the same ole, same ole, mess Why is it so hard to be with

The night was young, my Pandora was on and I was listening to R&B music, as tears rolled down my face. I was curled up in bed reading old text messages that he had wrote. I was scrolling through our pictures together and I couldn’t believe what was happening. We had just celebrated my birthday and everything was perfect, I was on cloud nine! So I couldn’t believe I was lying on a soaking wet pillow, clinging onto a love that was no longer just a few weeks later. The man I env

I remember the feeling like it was yesterday. Screaming, "Noooooo!!!" while banging on my bedroom door. Something was taking over me. A feeling of rage. I screamed. I began banging on the door and wall with my hand. As the rage grew, I started banging my head on the wall. I was crying uncontrollably. I was home alone, but it was time for me to head out the door before I missed the school bus. I wiped my face, put on a smile then headed for the bus. I was probably about 16 yea