Thursday, April 11, 2013
Introduction
I don’t pretend to be an expert on the subject. I’m as vulnerable as the rest of us when it comes to the topic. I don’t understand everything about the need for purity; I just know there is one, because nothing makes sense when I’m tempted to believe it’s just a choice. Purity is a very loose term meaning clarity, being in-tune…before you automatically think things that are considered dirty nowadays, or believe it's only these topics I'm referring to, you have to realize I’m speaking on a more vast scope.
Purity as I understand it is knowing who you are precisely by shedding the tainted coat offered us by the society we grow up in. We’re trying to be perfect, like Jesus told us to be, even while we know we never can. The sensation of defeat when you just quit fighting for it, though, is like abandoning yourself. Underneath all our sin, deep in our hearts, there’s the person God sees. He sees someone valuable and so beautiful, and He knows when we learn to find that person, life will be so much easier.
When we realize the beauty He sees when He looks at us, it becomes clear why life is worth living. We were crafted by the same divine hands which painted butterflies, and guide the sunrise every day. How come all these things can seem more beautiful than us, when only we were created in His image and likeness?
If God never abandoned you for your imperfections, why do you have a right to? Abandoning yourself is never the right thing to do. If we know we have a prominent flaw, it is so much more rewarding to work towards fixing it. We don’t deserve to abandon ourselves and be trampled, just because our peers are doing it, too. We don’t have to be like them, because we’re not. Everyone is different, and never did Jesus say to be good we have to wear the same coat. That’s the beauty about being human; we’ve all been given different personalities and ways of being. We are more diverse than the butterflies!
This is where purity comes in. Everything we do needs to be good for us, but not selfish. Remember, you get what you give. It’s not all about abstinence, or avoiding television shows that might have dirty jokes in them; that’s nowhere near the big picture. All those things affect what you do and see, but when they become routine—just something else you can’t do, but do anyway because of the thrill—how long can they shape who you are? The thing about purity is that you look at what you’ve been doing, and realize not all of it is right.
The things you think have been helping you, perhaps giving you the time of your life—setting you free—they could actually be hurting you, but this is a truth that’s never easy to accept. When you’re brave and choose to abandon something that impacts you negatively, God doesn’t leave you vacant; He fills that space in your heart with something greater.
While I’m not perfect, being human just like you, I feel like there are some things I’ve gathered over the years that need to be shared. Some vital truths need to be available to the hurting world, and since not everyone can afford a trip to the bookstore anymore, it’s got to be free. People need to know that choosing purity—in the actual sense of the word—restores their dignity. It helps you see the world in all its true colors. I’m not done living yet, so I can by no means cover everything, but these are just my thoughts on what I’ve experienced so far.
It’s more philosophical and reflective. I think that some truths, untainted by cheesy real-life examples, can hit a reader more personally. I’ll also have guest bloggers who are more entitled to blog about certain things than I. Hopefully you’ll enjoy your read, and even if you disagree with most of what I say, at least it got you thinking.
There’s more to this world than what people say you have to be.
In the next post, I will cover exactly what I mean by purity--a virtuous life.
The things you think have been helping you, perhaps giving you the time of your life—setting you free—they could actually be hurting you, but this is a truth that’s never easy to accept. When you’re brave and choose to abandon something that impacts you negatively, God doesn’t leave you vacant; He fills that space in your heart with something greater.
While I’m not perfect, being human just like you, I feel like there are some things I’ve gathered over the years that need to be shared. Some vital truths need to be available to the hurting world, and since not everyone can afford a trip to the bookstore anymore, it’s got to be free. People need to know that choosing purity—in the actual sense of the word—restores their dignity. It helps you see the world in all its true colors. I’m not done living yet, so I can by no means cover everything, but these are just my thoughts on what I’ve experienced so far.
It’s more philosophical and reflective. I think that some truths, untainted by cheesy real-life examples, can hit a reader more personally. I’ll also have guest bloggers who are more entitled to blog about certain things than I. Hopefully you’ll enjoy your read, and even if you disagree with most of what I say, at least it got you thinking.
There’s more to this world than what people say you have to be.
In the next post, I will cover exactly what I mean by purity--a virtuous life.
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