My son and I were driving through Pasig one Valentine’s Day. He was about 9 years old at that time. As we passed by Canley Road where there were lots of motels advertising “QUICKIES”, he asked me why the rooms were so cheap and why they were rented out only for a couple of hours.
That moment became an opportune time to explain about the “birds and the bees”.
I told him that it’s unfortunate that people no longer wait for the officiating minister to say, “Now, you may kiss the bride.”
They end up saying, “I did” rather than “I do.”
Genesis 1:26 says that we were created in His image and in His likeness. What does this mean? This means that you and I have value. We are valuable not because of the clothes we wear, the car that we drive, the title on our business card nor the village we live in.
We are valuable because we were made in His image. Our value is intrinsic.
Which begs the question, “What would it take for your partner to get you in bed?” What would your boyfriend or girlfriend need to offer you to get you to sleep with him/her?
Let me propose to you that it should nothing be less than 2 words. Three won’t do.
“I love you” shouldn’t be enough.
You are worth waiting for.
Not 3 words but 2. And those 2 words? “I do.”
Until he can back it up with a ring, don’t give in.
Until she says “I do”, you can’t give in.
Jackson Pollack, an abstract expressionist painted a painting. It looked like my 5 year old can do the very thing he created. However, a man named David Martinez bought the painting on November 1, 2006 for a whopping $151.2 million.
You see value is determined by how much one is willing to pay for.
And the value you place on yourself will determine what and who you will give yourself to.
Now if you don’t think you’re worth that, you’ll give yourself for a whole lot less, then you’ll wonder why you feel cheap and he doesn’t treat you with the value you deserve. You gave him what he wanted at a discount.
Remember, you are no longer your own, but you were bought with a price.
You are so valuable that Someone sacrificed and died on your behalf.
Now THAT is real love.
