What is a purity ring? In my little bit of nothing opinion, here goes.
A purity ring is a promise. To me it says, "I promise that I will run from, and keep far away from
physical impurity (I won't sleep around)" It's a promise to God, and a promise to my parents and everyone else that I'm going to keep myself for my wife.I have been asked "Why not just make the promise and skip the ring?" Well, I want people
to know that I have made this promise and that I take it seriously. Seriously enough to wear this uncomfortable titanium steel band on my ring finger. I'm not going to talk about the birds and the bees, but we men have eyes that see, and bodies that
want. Given a situation, it would take a decent amount of self-control to resist temptation. This ring
won't protect me, but it will remind me that I need to protect myself, and ask God for protection.
T some, it might seem to be a little bit of nothing, but to me it's a deep and sincere promise.
or a little bit of everything
Yo.
- Alec Nilsen
- You're looking at an 18 year old young man who is insane, watches too much Psych and has an addiction to junk food and sugar-based tasty delicacies. I'm a middle child, and I didn't want to know God until I was sixteen when God told me it was time to get to Him. Now I am filled with a want to go out there and do something with my life besides go to college and get a degree in writing and stick with a job. I want to do something else, something bigger. I feel like I can't be satisfied with everyday life. I need to be out there.
1 comment:
Thanks for writing this, Alec. I wear a purity ring too and you're right...it won't protect us, but it's good to have that constant reminder...to know that we are saving one of the most precious gifts for that one person, one day. It will be so worth the wait...at least that's what I've heard. :)
-rachael elizabeth
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