OK... first off. If you want to stay pure. Stay in truth. Tell the truth about everything and focus on true love. Love and truth drives away lust. Understanding this will keep you from doing that which is wrong. Having a promise on a ring would do nothing but keep as a reminder. However if you make a promise with that ring you would simply put yourself in more danger than anything else. For Jesus said the following. Let your yes be yes and your no be no and more than that is from the evil one.
So if you want to wear something to remind you...fine. But if you want to make a promise with that. Then no. Leave the promise but tell the truth. Then you will be successful in your endouvour and you would have achieved more. For making the promise to God, God will own you up to the promise. And if for some reason you couldn't? Then you broke a promise to the Creator, which mean, now not only have you got the problems from what happened, but you are also cursed by God.
Give not the promise, but live and pray against lust daily and tell the truth. Then God will see your rightiousness and humble attempt and grant you grace in that which you do.
I liked this post because although some things are getting it wrong, most is the Truth.
"Leave the promise" is not right, but that ring is a PROMISE to God, not to man, as popclickedy says, it's, like it or not, to some guys, a 'mark' on you, as I said the word 'marker' in my earlier post. It just is
But, that mark is OK if it's not KNOWN as a mark by guys, you don't need to, or, even, WANT TO tell them when they want to have sex with you, 'Oh, I have this ring on my finger, it's a purity ring. I promised my dad and God I wouldn't.' No, you don't NEED to say that. Instead, just tell the guy who is asking you about sex or just suddenly getting 'hot and heavy' with you that you ARE NOT GOING TO DO THAT.
Again, the purity ring is GREAT, but, it's just a ring, but it is a PROMISE not to leave but to GIVE TO GOD once you put it on and NO guy needs to know what that ring symbolizes to YOU. Now, of course, if they ask you, then, don't lie. But, if that guy you like makes ADVANCES to you then just, as Scripture states, "let your 'yes' be 'yes' and you're 'no' be 'no."
And, in the case of a guy putting you into COMPROMISING positions in you life, figuratively, and, literally speaking, then, say 'no.' And, pull away and, if you have to, because the guy won't take 'no' for an answer, say, 'NO!' and leave his room, house, car, wherever you ARE with him. Also, before you even go into a potentially compromising situation with a guy, like, on a date, pray to God for His protection. 'The blood of Christ' protection IS real and His great protection is there for you to pray for, too.
May God bless all who desire to stay pure, for we honor God the creator of our body with this decision.
But it would require a lot of prayer's and even fasting to keep this decision , because the world we live in would hate us for not being like them.
Bible says strive to go through the narrow way
Luke 13:24
"Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
Its a struggle , but for us who have Christ as our Lord , we are blessed to be more than conquerors.
Romans 8:37
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
Nice thread , I liked this concept.
Yes. ^^^^^^^^
In some cases, it might make things harder because some guys would see it as a challenge.
True. This is good, this line by pop!click. makes sense and that is why it spurred me to give a 2nd post really, I don't see any reason in the world to tell a guy ANYTHING about YOUR RING's MEANING (the guy should NOT ask either!). Just if the guy you like suddenly makes advances to you (for having sex as a potential goal), YOU say: 'No, I can't do that. I have a purity ring.'
Just say 'no' to that guy, milady,
and, IF he does not respect your decision and keeps advancing or starts asking questions, or, saying, 'But, we've been together for 3 months, Cassie, c'mon, I love you.' Just look that guy in the face and say, 'I like you, too, but, I'm not doing this.' You don't even need to say, 'I'm waiting until marriage.' And, definitely don't MENTION THAT RING!
Just let that guy KNOW that your're 'yes' means 'yes' and, in this 'compromising' case, will ALWAYS mean 'no.'
You're vow, or, yes, promise, is to God,
and, let's say you've already made a mistake and let some guy get to you....
So what, that's OK, right, you understand what His BLOOD covers
So, you just go to God for forgiveness and you PROMISE God that you will wait until marriage, make that simple vow to Him; He WILL keep you in His arms IF you truly call on His power to be kept UNTIL marriage, for just the right guy.
The Enemy is real though , and, the journey to remain 'pure,' to 'wait' is a 'narrow way' in this world, as christie said very well. So, be aware of The Devil, be enrapt of your life in Him and your FAITH in Him will overcome, for God has ALREADY overcome the world by His Son's death on the cross. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, in the name of Jesus, live your life in pure understanding of His great, almighty, glorious name.
