Ways
to Maintain Purity in this Impure Society
Sometimes
it's a tough balance, but showing love for another while remaining pure is
possible.
by
Ron Hutchcraft
When you fall in love, it's natural to express
your love in physical ways. God wants you to remain sexually pure—in both your
actions and thoughts. Especially we live in a sex-crazed culture where sexual
temptation is everyone's battle! How can you learn to say “no” to sexual
temptation? How can you gain and maintain sexual purity? How can we preserve our purity for our future mate?
1. GUARD
YOUR HEART.
When
dating you should set boundaries and there is a place inside you that should be
reserved only for the person you marry. Protect yourself until your wedding day.
2.
CONTROLLING
YOUR PASSION. A marathon runner knows that you
don't use up your energy at the beginning of the race; you need most of it at
the end. Controlling your passion means that you realize you're trying to
remain pure all the way to your wedding day. It's OK to express your love in
little ways, avoid necking and petting—anything that is sure to ignite the
fires of passion.
3. DON'T FEED YOUR FANTASIES. Choose your entertainment carefully. Soap operas, certain
songs, books, television shows, movies and Web sites because entertainment sometimes
exposes us to crooked thinking. Feeding
your thought life with junk only makes it harder to remain pure in your
actions.
4. REMEMBER WHOSE
5. RENEW YOUR COMMITMENT DAILY. It is a serious thing to make a vow to God. Tell God that with
his help, you are not going to cross that line until marriage. Don't commit to
it unless you mean it. At the same time, realize that you can't stick to your
promise without his help. That's why it's important to renew your commitment daily.
6. ACKNOWLEDGE JESUS' PRESENCE ON EVERY DATE.
It is very important thing to remember that Jesus is in
our midst to warm us to worse situation and acknowledging HIM will set our minds to do the right thing.
7. AGREE ON YOUR STANDARDS. Setting a limitation in a relationship is a vital thing. Both of
you should talk about your standards especially if it is a not married. To
avoid immorality. Hebrews 10:24 tells us to "encourage one another to
outbursts of love and good deeds." Discuss ways your friendship can help
each of you become a better person.
8. DON'T ALWAYS GO IT ALONE. I am sure; you want to be alone with your date;
that's only normal. Yet too much time alone can lead you to do things you'll
regret later. Your relationship will be a lot healthier if you spend time with
each other's families and friends.
9. PUT REAL LOVE FIRST. Lust is not love. Genuine love always
respects the other person. It never says, "If you love me, you'll …"
Real love says instead, "Since I care about you so much, I will respect
you, treat you with kindness, and never ask you to do something you know or
feel is wrong." If you really love the person you will help her to
preserve her purity.
10. DECLARE
A NEW BEGINNING. If you think
you've already given away too much, don't give up. The beauty of Christianity
is that sins are forgiven and erased, you can still maintain your purity don’t
repeat the same mistake in the past.
Friends, it is a blessing to offer
yourself to the person you will marry that you maintain your purity until your
wedding day. Today’s world is very corrupt, it doesn’t mean that many people
are doing this thing we ought to do the same. There is a standard to consider
that’s why I beseech you staying pure in this impure is not only a blessed
thing but also a will of God for you. Always
remember that our body is God’s temple.
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