They say that: “Sexual heat eventually cools. But Shouldn’t You Test Drive the Car Before You Buy?ĭeVon and Meagan have an answer for that too. They say that abstaining from sex just because you’re not in a relationship is not the same as making a conscious decision. To us, celibacy is refraining from sex because of a vow of faith it’s abstinence with a purpose.” “Abstinence is simply refraining from sex it’s the absence of something with no greater meaning behind it.

AbstinenceĭeVon and Meagan explain that there is a big difference between celibacy and abstinence. Looking back, not being blinded by lust or sexual attraction laid the groundwork for them to find the love of their lives-each other.Īnd they say that “the process of waiting was the key to our storybook beginning.” Celibacy v. This process allowed them to let go of baggage. So while single, they both examined who they were, what they needed, and mistakes from past relationships. In the past, they’d both been burned by relationships gone wrong because their emotions got in the way of sound judgment. “When faced with the choice between instant gratification and delaying our own satisfaction to pursue something better, we chose the latter.”Īnd that conscious decision helped them as singles, now that they are married, and they hope it will help them whenever they become parents. In their book, DeVon and Meagan explain that: and, avoiding desperate relationship choices.

Harnessing the power of delayed gratification is the theme of their new book, The Wait. And they waited until they were married to have sex.

They waited until their third date to kiss. Even after God told Meagan Good that DeVon Franklin was her husband, she waited nine loooong months until he asked her out to pursue a relationship.

The wait by devon franklin