Be. Pure.

I used to despise the word "purity". I really used to hate it, and still kind of do. As some of you know, I was sexually abused growing up off and on. The abuse left me feeling worthless, taken advantage of, and just dirty. Also, I had a pornography addiction for 7 plus years. This addiction really destroyed my life in a lot of ways.  Until this past year, I really believed I was the farthest away from ever obtaining "purity" or ever seeing myself as pure.

God is still working on this in me, I know I am not going to feel clean and pure over a night. I really believe that it will take me a while to feel beautiful, and pure again. I know I will never reach perfection with being pure, but I know that He can do a work in my heart. I want to see myself as pure and as a princess in the image of Christ. What I did with the addiction, was absolutely the opposite of pure.


One thing I just want to say is that purity is more than just saving yourself for marriage and not looking at "porn" for instance. Purity is about having a pure heart, a clean heart. A heart that strives to do the right things, and a heart that does not give into the temptations of the world easily. This means being cautious about what you listen to on the radio, not gossiping, not engaging in sexual intercourse before marriage, being cautious about what you watch on TV, not watching porn, etc. There are so many ways in which God calls us to be pure. How can we be like Christ if we are giving into the temptations of the world??


In regards to my story of purity,  God is making me new daily. I am striving to know Christ and to be like Him more and more everyday. I don't have the desire to give myself away to these "internet relationships" or anything of that sort. God has really done a miracle in this past year and...

 I AM THANKFUL.