Sex is beautiful and God's plan. Unfortunately, the world experiences painful consequences for not following God's plan. For those who follow Christ sex is part of God's plan for His creation. All of us have to learn to say no to our desires that are not in God's plan. Desire is natural and wholesome and God made us to have desires. However, God's word teaches us which desires are within His will and which desires are not. We are not to awaken love until the time is right. The abortion problem in America is due to the rampant sexual sin that is rampant in America. God is the one who created sex. He designed our bodies for each other in the context of marriage. We are not to stir up sexual desires in ourselves or others. God's plan is for His glory and our good.
When we surrender our lives to the Lord, we will still have battles. Whatever we go through we must focus on the Lord. We cannot get the trophy without running the race. The Lord is good and does what is right. God's will for us is perfect. The Lord will lead us to and on the correct path. We have an enemy that is real and powerful. If we are honest we don't have to be afraid. Our only hope is in the Lord.
The Book of Hebrews is written to Jewish believers in Christ who were tempted to not follow Jesus wholeheartedly. Instead, they and we today, are called to follow Jesus through obedience and faith. We are supposed to be aiming for Jesus. Following Him will involve a cross and daily death. Everything we want to do should be pleasing to the Lord. We must persevere or we were never Christ's. We must encourage each other daily because sin deceives and cannot deliver. If we want to do the will of God, He will ensure that we do.