A little over 1 year ago, God led me to a very special young man & brother named “Van Ness Wu.” Some of you may know Van Ness through the popular Taiwan pop band “F4” he has been a popular singer, dancer, actor, but most of all servant of God.
When I first met Van Ness, he was quite lost spiritually, but through prayer and seeking God he made a dramatic turn for the better. He decided one day to personally commit his life fully to Jesus as his Lord and Savior. I baptized him in my backyard swimming pool in Los Angeles. That day I shared with him being baptized does not mean you will now have to be perfectly holy, but it means to trust that God alone can make him holy in His grace. That day he took the step of faith and has never been the same since!
Recently, Van Ness and I did a concert and major outreach to youth in Indonesia together. Thousands of youth from Indonesia came to hear him perform his songs, but Van Ness didn’t just give them a performance he gave them a message.
On stage he wore a t-shirt that he personally made. On the t-shirt it said, “GOD IS BETTER THAN SEX!” I was quite shocked when I saw him wear the t-shirt. He then began to share how he gave his life to Jesus and decided to give up all his past sins and bad habits. But there was one sin that was very difficult for him to let go of: sex. He said that his pastor challenged him to not have sex for 1 or 3 months to practice self-discipline, but he didn’t think he could do it. Yet, he continued to pray if this was God’s will for him to practice self-control. Finally, one Sunday at church when he was praying for confirmation he grabbed a random Bible to read. When he picked up the Bible a card fell out of the Bible and it read “TRUE LOVE WAITS ~ I commit to not have sex till I am married in order to be faithful to my future wife, children and family.” He was shocked when he read this commitment card to purity. He knew that it was not a coincidence and God was asking him to give up sex for at least one year as an act of faith to believe that God alone could satisfy his needs.
It was a funny testimony. Van Ness then shared how although he committed to God to not have sex for one year, that the temptations got worse. Everywhere he looked there were women tempting him to go to bed. But he would continue to resist and pray for God to help him say “NO!” Well, he did say no. For over one year now, Van Ness Wu has been sex free and HAPPY to say so! When asked why he is not having sex Van simply answers with his t-shirt “GOD IS BETTER THAN SEX!”
I am proud of my brother in Christ Van Ness Wu because he has truly found God’s presence to be more satisfying than these unfulfilling earthly pleasures. He gave up the extreme pleasures of this world, for the extravagant pleasures of knowing God.
You may say, “What is wrong with having sex before marriage?” Well, it is statistically proven that when you do have sex before marriage it leads to unwanted pregnancies, abortions, sexually transmitted diseases, unhealthy relationships, and less satisfying marriages, and the list goes on. What is more important is not whether it is wrong or right, but the example Van Ness is choosing by living a life of purity before God, his future wife, his future children and to his fans. Van Ness is what I would call a “Righteous Role Model” not because he never makes a mistake, he is more holy than others, but because he is choosing to do what he believes is right in God’s eyes. Way to go bro!
Blessings,
Jaeson Ma
19 Responses to “EAST WEEK #24 ~ GOD IS BETTER THAN SEX!”
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Hi Jaeson,
I love taking hip-hop songs and reworking them into praise songs. I am planning on using one of them during a praise night at the church that I go to.
I want to know what you think about the lyrics and the message; so if I could send you a lyrics sheet for you to look at I would appreciate your thoughts.
I love what you’re doing for God’s kingdom through the 365 days of love. My pastor shared what you were doing, and it was both very thought provoking and inspiring. You really are a gift from God…may he continue to bless you greatly.
Thanks,
Kevin
I’m reading Kevin’s comment and wondering if that’s the same Kevin I know…
herm…
but thanks for sharing this Jaeson!
Hi Jason,
this dairy is so great!so to speak i am a fans of Vanness.i can feel that is God saved him!I am moved!thanks God!thank u!
Amen to that Jaeson! Thanks a lot for sharing. It’s great to see the light that God has shown onto Van Ness.
so awesome.
I have been watching asian drama for about 2 years now and really enjoyed some of the shows Vanness was in.. but it wasn’t til I read somewhere of his love for the Lord that I really started to pay attention. This is a truly awesome testimony! Thank you so much for sharing..
Awesome! this is the right way…
Van Ness Wu U GO DUDE!! =D
I thought this was a very amazing testimony! Prayer & God changes things :) There’s hope no matter how bad it is.
Love & blessings,
Amanda
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GOD is definitely better then sex!! AGREED.
amazing..
Coming from another fan of Vanness, this is a great blog to have read.
GOD seemed to possibly be the way to lead him to a good road and not a bad one.
Plus, it was great that you were there to help him.
Just reading it made me wanna slightly change my religion.
Keep it up~!
I’ve seen VanNess gave this message in Surabaya. It was encouraging. I’ve been dealing with “similar” problems, and God give me the strength to pass through last few months clean. :D
Yep, it’s not easy to conquer your own flesh. But glad that we still have those who can fight with us through.
I am still in the process of seeking and searching,
thank you for sharing this, this is truly an inspiration
Cheers VanNess!
amen and amen!
Jaeson please give your mom a big huge and say “Thank you” for me. Being a monther of three, I am very encouraged by her because from her I know how powerful a monther’s prayer can be. Her prayer brought you back to God so many lives are blessed because of you. VanNess is one of them. His new drama is very popular, and many people will get to know God because of him specially in Japan and China. Praise the Lord, “Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth..” I will continue to pray for you and VanNess that others will see God in you. Rachel(Vancouver)
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awesome :)
I´m so happy knowing that Vaness gave his life to God ^^
I was touched for his testimony that just proof how good God is, and just like Vaness I can´t wait to share this message with my friends
God bless you all
Have a nice week
Rê