The Naked Truth by Lakita Garth

Author:Lakita Garth [Garth, Lakita]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sex—Religious aspects—Christianity, Sex instruction for teenagers—Religious aspects—Christianity
ISBN: 9781441225122
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2011-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

The people who attach themselves to the “They’re going to do it anyway” lie in truth’s clothing are deceived. They usually come from one of two different camps:

“Camp A” is the adult who couldn’t wait to have sex for herself. Because she didn’t have any self-control or self-discipline and didn’t believe in the rewards of delayed gratification, she didn’t think anyone else could possibly live an abstinent lifestyle.

“Camp B” is the adult who believes that others can’t possibly have the same high level of self-control and self-discipline that he has. That adult’s superiority and prideful attitude is reflected in comments like the one from the government appointee from the beginning of the chapter.

These people are telling you that you don’t have the capability to make—let alone follow through on—the best decisions for yourself. The Naked Truth is that you’re going to have to make a decision for yourself, because the people in Camp A and Camp B aren’t going to be of any help (even though they’re adults).

I once heard of a study in which an average group of students was randomly divided in half. Both groups were given the same books, curriculum and assignments. Everything was the same, except for one small difference: the expectations of their teachers. The first class was told by their teacher that they were average students. The second class was told that they were brilliant and exceptional students but that their previous test scores hadn’t reflected it. This class’s teacher promised to work with them to make sure the students’ true level of intelligence was revealed by the end of the year.

One teacher recognized average and expected average. The other teacher believed in the students, presented high standards and expectations, and committed to helping them achieve the expected standards. At the end of the study, researchers found that both sets of students believed what they were told and responded accordingly. One class far exceeded the other in performance, and you probably don’t have to wonder for very long which class it was!

In my own life, I know that if I had not had parents and a few teachers who countered the general expectation of many in my community, I would have had no positive encouragement to strive for academic excellence. If I had not had a handful of individuals who told me it was possible to wait until marriage for sex—counteracting the messages of friends, music, TV and movies—I would have never heard the word “abstinence.”

The Naked Truth is that abstinence as a lifestyle is the best choice when it comes to sex. Be suspicious of anyone who tries to tell you otherwise! It’s never too late to start an abstinent lifestyle. Will everybody achieve the optimal goal? No. There will always be people who are going to gangbang, smoke, drink and do a lot of other risky things, including having sex. But the solution is not to remove or lower the standard, but instead to challenge, encourage and equip people to achieve their optimal goal.

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