The View from Mount Joy by Lorna Landvik

Author:Lorna Landvik
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780345502285
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2007-09-04T04:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

Good morning, you’re on the air with God.

Hi, Kristi. Uh…hi, God.

Sounds like one of the flock’s lambs is calling.

Well…I…um…do you mean I sound young?

That would be my meaning. Now, how can I help you…?

Uh…Jane. My name’s Jane.

How can God help you, Jane?

I just…well…is it really a bad thing if you have sex with your boyfriend before you’re married?

Is that what you’ve done, Jane?

No! No, I…I was just wondering.

I’m glad you’re still wondering, Jane. Now let me ask you—have you ever been on a diet, Jane?

Sure—millions of ’em!

And tell me—how does it feel if you’ve been doing really well on that diet and then you discover your mom’s made a chocolate cake and you think, Boy, that chocolate cake sure looks good and so you try a piece and that tastes so good that you have another, and pretty soon you’ve eaten half the cake. How do you feel then, Jane?

Uh…pretty full, I guess.

And maybe a little sick to your stomach, Jane?

Yeah, I guess.

And how would you feel if you have avoided that cake, Jane?

Uh…that I wish I had had a piece?

Work with me here, Jane. When you honor your commitment to lose weight, doesn’t it feel good, Jane?

Yeah, I guess.

Premarital sex is a temptation, Jane. If you give in to it, you might find that one piece doesn’t satisfy you and that you want more and more, and ultimately you wind up sick to your stomach. Believe me, Jane, a commitment to Christ is a lot more important than a commitment to a diet, but the rewards are deeper than you can ever imagine. So be strong, Jane. There’s really no comparison between the holy, lasting banquet that is marital love and the quick fix of junk sex.

Uh…okay. Um…thanks.

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