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When Is It Okay To Have Sex?

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4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

When is it okay to have sex? Author Sean McDowell gives the critical need-to-know about when to have sex -- and avoid destruction and regret.

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0:00.0

So question for you if you could go back to your teenage years and I knew you then

0:06.3

But I was so much older and mature three years older, but you know at high school, you think you're you're not even ever gonna

0:12.8

Date somebody that much younger, but so go back to like 13 maybe 14 15 years old. Okay. There was no internet then

0:19.2

But if there was and you were gonna Google like a question

0:23.5

Like I got to get an answer to this. I'm just wondering what that question would be for you

0:29.0

I didn't grow up in Christian home, and so my first question especially at that age would have been

0:34.5

When am I ready or when is it okay to have sex?

0:47.5

Welcome to Family Life today where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most

0:52.5

I'm Ann Wilson and I'm Dave Wilson and you can find us at

0:56.4

FamilyLifeToday.com or on our Family Life app. This is Family Life today

1:12.3

Well, it's interesting while you were sitting in bed last night, and I had my

1:16.7

Laptop out I googled that question

1:19.3

Because I called it I bet a lot of teenagers are asking that question. Yeah, so I just typed in which I was thinking later

1:26.0

This is gonna look weird on my history, but how can I know if I'm ready to have sex?

1:30.4

You want to hear the answer?

1:31.6

First thing came up and I did it four different times and every time this was the very first number one

1:36.6

Number one hit was deciding if you're ready to have sex is a big decision that's very personal

1:41.8

It's important to think it through and wait until you're sure you're ready

1:45.0

And then it goes on how do I know when I'm ready to have sex?

1:48.3

The sign of have sex is a big deal

1:50.2

It's important decision that only you can make a healthy sex life fits in with everything that you're you're about

1:55.3

Including your personal values your school career goals your emotional physical risk you're willing to take think about

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