Sex can become a gateway drug to all kinds of other choices intended to satisfy the need for quick pleasure: going out with that gorgeous girl even though you know she’s a hot mess, spending the weekend at that dude’s place even though you know you’re not the only one, or having just one more drink even though you know it will impair your judgment. We’ve all made terrible decisions about who to flirt with, spend time with, commit to, and even sleep with that had nothing to do with our brains but everything to do with our bodies. We’re willing to bet that you’ve experienced more of the latter. Sex can be like a McLaren F1 race car: great in the right hands, but potentially disastrous when handled recklessly. The untamed, untempered drive for sexual gratification has toppled empires, scuttled political careers, destroyed marriages, and squandered fortunes. It’s such a powerful desire that outside of a proper healthy context it can cloud our judgment and cause us to make decisions that work against our own best self-interest. Sex is probably the most compelling aspect of human gratification. The Wait isn’t 100 percent about sex, but that’s where it begins. To Wait is to delay the temptation for instant gratification in relationships in order to get what you really want in life and become the person you truly want to be. It’s a decision to get your mind right, figure out who you want to be and what you want out of life, and use your time and energy to become the best version of yourself.

Just what is The Wait, exactly? The Wait is a conscious choice to pursue delayed gratification in the areas of life specifically related to relationships. “Patience is not the ability to Wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while Waiting.” ~Joyce Meyers

The wait by devon franklin