Despite her often super-sexy image (anyone see the last season of The Game?), actress Meagan Good in real life is now quite different than her occasional bad-girl personae. The Think Like a Man star recently told Life & Style magazine that she and fiancé, movie producer DeVon Franklin, won’t be getting into bed until they walk down the aisle.
“Our wedding night will be the first time we’re actually together,” says Meagan.
The 30-year-old said she knew that DeVon was the one after he was willing to take a vow of celibacy with her while dating. The pair met in 2011 while filming the movie, Jumping the Broom.
Lots of folks were skeptical of the pair’s success initially. Before dating DeVon, who is also a Seventh Day Adventist pastor, Meagan had been linked to Jaime Foxx, 50 Cent, Souljah Boy, among others, and was known to be a little bit of a party girl. DeVon on the other hand, who in addition to being a pastor is Vice President of Production at Columbia Pictures, draws on his experience and relationship with God to create faith-based films.
Yet Meagan opened up to Global Grind, saying that her decision to become celibate came before her relationship with DeVon and after dealing with lot of previous heartache. She said, “I was crying about so much at the time that God told me exactly what it was going to be and he told me that the next relationship that I got into was going to be ‘the’ relationship. God told me specifically what the criteria was with the man I was going to marry and he told me to not settle.”
She attributes allowing herself to be led by God and choosing celibacy to be what allowed her to being a relationship with DeVon. “”...shortly after that I became celibate. I said, ‘Alright Lord, let’s see what you have for me. Oddly enough, Devon and I had known each other for six years and [‘Jumping The Broom’] wrapped nine months before we even dated. During a couple of those months before, it started getting in my spirit that he was going to be my husband and he didn’t even know.”
The social media sphere is buzzing with the news, with most people congratulating the star and lauding her choice as an inspiration, along with others accusing her of pulling a public “switcheroo” all in the attempt to nab a husband.
Despite naysayers, the pair appear to be going strong and are already planning their “bayou-themed” wedding after being engaged in April. She spoke about her and DeVon’s shared faith saying, “He loves God, more than I love God, so I don’t think there’s anything wrong [with him].”
What do you think of Meagan and DeVon’s decision? Does celibacy help singles getting serious about marriage? Do you think that Meagan and Devon are role models for couples trying to practice abstinence?
Good to see a story like this. Need to hear more of this so it’s not so foreign to people.
I’m very proud of her. And I too feel the same why..If I can’t be loved without manking love then I want them to walk…I’ve had too much heartache.
I think it’s great. I saw her in the documentary, “Angels Can’t Help but Laugh”, and she seems nothing at all like the characters she plays. I could see her heart and I believe she is sincere. I wish her the best. My husband courted me for 2 years before we were engaged and married. We were intimate for the first time on our wedding night. I believe waiting made a tremendous difference. Sex before marriage impairs one’s judgement.
I think this is great, my husband and I were celibate for 4 years before we got married and we went to college together. It can be done. Meagan is living up to her name, go head girl, Congrats to you both!!!
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Love that she’s staying celibate…what a great message for our youth!
Yes indeed, that is what I did…I made it clear to my husband while we were dating, when he said to me, I am a man and you are a woman…we are compatible I KNEW he was the one…that was 17 years and 4 children ago.
I think this is great! It goes to show that there are men out there that dont need to get In a womans pants to love her! Wht a great example for our young people today! Congratulations to both of thm!
Absolutely beautiful!!!
Awesome… Yes that is a good model to follow.
It is great that she choose celibacy before marriage, it will make their relatiionship stronger I believe, it also gave her time to know who her future mate
without the distractions of intimacy, I spent two years in a celibate relationship without that distractions courting my wife before we got married. I had people doubting my claim of celibacy due to my past. When we got married we felt that we honored god with saving ourselves by keeping our vow of celibacy before marriage. So I say wonderful for Meagan Good for choosing this blessing and congratulation to them, may god bless their union.
I think that is wonderful! It’s never too late to make that change.
I am very happy for them I believe that they only need to be concerned about being true to themselves. Forget about the media and what anyone says.
This is so awesome to hear from an actress. My husband and I waited until our wedding night and things were so much more special. While courting, we were able to get to know each other without the interruption of a physical relationship that clouds a lot of people’s judgements.
I think it is beautiful and yes they are positive role models. The bible says sex before marriage is fornication. They are loving each other and getting to know one another in the right way. Praise God ….
Wow…so interesting that I saw him preach a sermon on TV at a very famous church in California (Schuller’s I believe). Sermon was great and then I noticed Meagan walking up during altar prayer. At that moment, I knew they were a couple. They look great together! I think it’s beyond wonderful they’re waiting for marriage. That’s how it should be…divine order!
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Let the church say Amen! Love their story and I pray I have the same as I have been celibate for years and I am ready to marry vs burning lol *says silent prayer*
Good read……..it’s nice to see people in general living right and staying strong.
I wouldn’t expect them to not wait until the wedding night, the guy is a pastor after all. I just can’t see Meagan as a pastor’s wife, hopefully she has made some real heart changes and we will see those changes on the outside soon, hopefully. Posing and acting sexually in movies and magazines is not acceptable for a Christian woman, pastor wife or not. I do wish them the best, waiting until marriage is the best way to do things.
Celibacy is about the person respecting their body and themselves! Why give yourself to just anyone to use and abuse you? I am celibate and i am proud! Most don’t believe me when i tell them, but that is their problem. If i am not in a relationship then i am celibate! And it’s been 2 years since my last one…If i am not seriously involved with a man in a monogamous relationship, then i am celibate! i do not believe that one has to wait until marriage though. To me it is about giving myself to the right man who appreciates and loves me as a person, and not just Likes me for my body! It’s about respecting and loving yourself enough to wait for the right one!
We hear of celebrities changing their lifestyles after encountering God for themselves and they usually get a lot of flack. But the truth is, God DOES make the difference. Not only am I glad to hear that she is maintaining her celibacy but I’m also glad that she is bold enough to share where her decision came from and they get the strength to maintain. Great example!
Do celibate people masturbate?
Great question! Masturbation is considered fornication and is a selfish way of expressing love. Many people, including Christians who are celibate, struggle with it. At the same time, there is so much peace, discernment, and power when you are willing to hold off on immediate gratification and when you’re source is The Lord. There is a vast difference. Ask God to strengthen you and know what you’re weaknesses are and lastly, be honest with yourself and The Lord.
Be blessed!
This is so very nice to hear. Us women cannot give Our Gift away looking for something that isn’t there. Being strong and valuing our self-worth makes us radiant.
Wow, this is such a powerful message, I’m a 26 year old lady all the way in South Africa and it’s inspired me so much word’s can’t even began to explain how I feel. Reading Meagans story and all these comments comforts me, cause now I know that there are men who are willing to wait.
Well done, Meagan. Her story is a wonderful testimony to how God can change a person, no matter what their past. I wish her and DeVon a blessed relationship and a long, happy married life together. Just remember that the ‘not so young’ can also be celibate. At nearly 50, divorced with an adult son, I rededicated my life to the Lord and made a vow to be celibate until God sent me ‘the one’. God then sent me a wonderful man, who also had a past, but who respected my decision and courted me all the same. We’re just about to celebrate our 2nd wedding anniversary!
God Honors sacrifice! Go Megan!
I think it’s great! Goooo Meagan. She shouldn’t be judged based on her past, she shouldn’t be judged at all! That’s God’s job. But You have to accept the fact God is making a major change in her life. It’s her life to live so let her live it. If someone else doesn’t like her decisions, soooooo what! Keep it pushin! Proud of you Meagan!
You can’t always use a person’s past as a link to that future!!! I love what they are doing!! Before I reconnected with my now husband, I had made the decision to be celibate before marriage and he had coincidently done the same. It made a difference because the relationship was not built on sex, but rather our love for God and each other and when we had sex for the first time after we were married, it gave us an even deeper connection. I got so much flack for the decision to wait and no one could understand it and surprisingly more from my female friends. The males were more supportive and felt it said alot on my behalf and my husband’s. All that mattered to us was the promise we made to God and we stuck with it! My answer to everyone that didn’t understand was if you couldn’t understand that we were trying to do it the right way then we have nothing to prove to you because we answer to God, not man!
Celibacy before marriage is great but if we aren’t all talking about getting HIV and STD tested before the marriage and annually thereafter we as a people are missing the big picture. I applaud her, but her message to the youth would be more powerful if it encouraged testing regardless of relationship status. Testing annually is about personal responsibility, knowing your status and not whether you trust your partner or not. Her being celibate now only tells youth to go have your fun now and lock down the goods when you are ready to settle down. Becoming HIV positive in the process is more common than not now, encourage testing first and continually.
Let me first correct the term Celibate. Meagan is not celibate s, e is abstaining. I see the situation from multiple points of view.I was a virgin on my wedding night, So maybe I am not as compassionate to those who tasted the forbidden fruit and then decide to re send their decision when it best suited them. With that being said, being a christian is about acceptance and being forgiving. I have no heaven or hell to put her in. God can heal any hurts or danger we place ourselves in and I’m glad she decided to get her act together before too late. It honestly does not seem newsworthy.
You are exactly what’s wrong with Christians. You are nothing more than a self righteous sanctimonious ass hypocrite! let you correct the term Celibate? THE CORRECT DEFINITION IS BELOW!
cel ·i ·bate (sl-bt)
n.
1. One who abstains from sexual intercourse, especially by reason of religious vows.
2. One who is unmarried.
adj.
1. Abstaining from sexual intercourse, especially by reason of religious vows.
2. Unmarried; unwed.
Usage Note: Historically, celibate means only “unmarried”; its use to mean “abstaining from sexual intercourse” is a 20th-century development. But the new sense of the word seems to have displaced the old, and the use of celibate to mean “unmarried” is now almost sure to invite misinterpretation in other than narrowly ecclesiastical contexts. Sixty-eight percent of the Usage Panel rejected the older use in the sentence He remained celibate [unmarried], although he engaged in sexual intercourse.
Wow, Terra. I’m a devout Christian, too, but your comments were shockingly self-righteous. Good for you that you maintained your virginity until marriage, but no need to drag this poor woman through the mud for changing her life around. It’s that kind of us vs. them mentality that repulses so many “potential” believers from the church–instead of drawing them in. We need to lift people up, not tear people down–and I think God is using this woman, and her story is even more powerful, because it reaches non-believers who have walked, and are walking, the road she previously took regarding sex. They see a flawed individual that they can relate to, to potentially help turn their lives around. God wastes nothing. Go Meagan! BTW: the word is “rescind”–not “re send”
Good message to send, I guess. I am just laughing at a pastor who probably had dozens of wholesome Christian women in his congregation who would have married him and he went for an actress who did a burlesque show a couple of days ago. That just goes to show you ladies that a Christian man is still a man. They are not to be held to a higher standard over non-Christian men.
This is such a beautiful story. I’m glad she is showing these young girls there’s more to a relationship than sex. How trusting God is real and He is able to send you a mate just for you no settling.
This is “The Best News” I’ve seen all day. Celibacy is not just for the women but for the man to. God is Good and He is Greatly to be Praised. Blessings!!!!
U mean an ordained Adventist Pastor?i dont beliv u bt if u say a man who studied theology ,no adventist man will marry a non adventist esp a woman who potrays immorality,no no no,not our pastor.Do u see a shepherdess in megan?a woman of virtue?No.