Frat parties, binge drinking, one-night hook ups and a lot of next day regret?
Statistics tell us that 78% of women will engage in a college hookup at least once in their college stay. 14% will need a friend to tell them what happened, and 16% will give in to sexual pressure.
In one year, 97,000 cases of sexual assault or date rape related to binge drinking will be reported on college campuses and another 100,000 college coeds will be uncertain as to whether or not they had sex because they were too drunk.
These are not statistics you will often see reported. College students are encouraged to party like rock stars as a rite of passage. But does Netflix and Chill have consequences?
The heartache of giving yourself to a person who doesn’t stay with you creates more of an impact than people lead you to believe. I’ve heard hundreds of stories from women and men who can’t shake the images of prior sexual behavior from their memories when they do get into a long-term relationship. Previous sexual relationships can ruin a future marriage if healing and forgiveness are not sought.
Furthermore, the risk of sexually transmitted infections is high and can cause life-long problems as well as become a permanent reminder of prior sexual relationships to those who marry other people.
Sexual relationships are not free and easy as we are led to believe. The consequences are rarely shown or discussed but often leave scars, wounds and feelings of shame that can only be dealt with through the healing power of a relationship with Christ.
God’s prescription for sex in marriage is not some punitive measure to keep us from having fun, but a protection for our hearts and bodies. Any other message is simply a lie.
