Purity. It's probably the hardest thing in the world to keep, and especially in today's society. There are so many different outlets to breaking the covenant of purity that you made when you became a Christian. You have the media which not only pressures you to break this covenant but also provides the means to do so.
To show you how all-inclusive the word "media" truly is we are going to count the number of outlets. You have countless number of magazines, an unlimited number of websites that can not only be accessed by computers but also by phones now. There is also the television that has shows that you don't even have to pay for that promote promiscuity and breaking purity. The media has created this idea that purity is just something that was upheld by previous generations, but they say that that time is gone. Our society has planted this seed in our head by asking one question. "Why is keeping your purity so important?" with less and less parents and mentors informing their mentees and children on the subject they think the media is right and end up going down a road that is wide and heavily traveled. So I want to share some suggestions for both mentees, mentors, children, and parents on how to remain pure, and also teach purity and its importance to each other.
So why is purity important? From a Christian standpoint you would think it would be obvious, but there has been so much black and white that has been faded into gray which in turn, leads to people trying to justify an action that they end up making. 1st Thessalonians 5:22 says "Abstain from ALL appearance of evil." Brothers and sisters in Christ this means if you have to try and justify it, it is wrong!
Now as children and as mentees we know how to deal with it, but what about mentors and/or parents?
Mentors the main thing your mentees need from you is accountability. Especially your younger mentees. In a society that does nothing but preach impurity and our hormones are raging it is impossible to fight it alone! So mentors be there for your students and mentees so they can stay pure and be more effective in being used by God
Parents, as children of you and our father, we need you to be bold! As children we need courageous men and women of God to lead us and teach us about purity and about its importance. Ignorance is not bliss. Ignorance leads to wrong decisions that even though we may not know that the decisions are wrong, they still are.
Everything I have said is out of experience. I know what it's like to fight for your purity. I know what we need as mentees and as children. I have figured out to the best of my ability how to stay pure as a teenager. Ecclesiastes 4:12 "A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken." Therefore, men and women of God let us stand together and fight alongside each other with our God in the middle and nothing can hold us back!
Love you brothers and sisters!
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