- Staying pure before marriage is well worth it,-Pg. 117
- Immorality is the most personally devastating sin you could commit.-Pg. 117
- The sweetness,rest,joy,and comfort you once had is gone.-Pg. 118
- Your actions stay in your memory.They are never forgotten.-Pg. 118
- Psalm 66:18-The sin of immorality breaks your close walk with Him.-Pg. 118
- God desires to use you for a great purpose,but He commands you to be a vessel fit for His use.-Pg. 118
- Remember how David was chastened because of his sin with Bathsheba?-Pg. 118
- Your young heart and mind is not equipped to handle this,and your youth is too valuable to throw away.-Pg. 118
- A relationship and two lives are never the same after immorality.-Pg. 118
- your body belongs to God and a future spouse-don't ever give it to anyone else.-Pg. 118-119
- If a person will be immoral with you,chances are that they have been with others before you.-Pg. 119
- Physical intimacy prior to commitment instills trust.-Pg. 119
- Others are watching you,and someone like a younger sibling will likely follow you down the wrong path.-Pg. 119
- Every child deserves to be born into a home where the mom and dad are married,in love,and committed for life.-Pg. 119
- The aftermath is always guilt,pain,and regret.-Pg. 120
- Someday God will bring you together for the first time with a wonderful spouse.-Pg. 120
- Tough God can forgive and restore from immorality,sadly,it places scars upon your life that will remain for a lifetime.-Pg. 120
Traps:
1.Backsliding
- Keep your heart soft,and walk closely and daily with God in His Word and prayer.-Pg. 121
- Psalm 119:9
- Choose to trust and obey those who love you.-Pg. 121
- There's a difference between seeing and looking.You can see something by accident and look away.Looking is when you allow your eyes to linger or you choose to see.-Pg. 121
- Touching in a guy/girl relationship is never a good thing until you are married.-Pg. 121
- Emotional closeness always leads to physical closeness.-Pg. 121
- Be sure to wear clothing that contributes to holiness,modesty,and purity.-Pg. 122
- If you have a personal policy to never be alone with the opposite gender,than you're pretty much guaranteed ti never loose your purity.-Pg. 122
- Never be out of sight of authority.Whether in another room or another car-a lack of accountability always bring increased temptations.-Pg. 122
- Psalm 101:3,2 Cor. 10:5
- What you see and hear become your thoughts,attitudes,desires,and eventually actions.-pg. 122
- 1 Cor. 15:33
- Guard your life from the worlds music,cursing,and dirty jokes.-Pg. 122
- Your communication not only reveals your heart,it also directs your heart.-Pg. 123
- Stand strong in the Lord and choose to remain pure,no matter what everyone else is doing.-Pg. 123
- Pro. 4:23
- Lock up the doors of your heart,and refuse to allow any impurity!-Pg. 123
- Find security in the Lord so that you have nothing to prove.-Pg. 123
- True love always does what is best for the other person.Therefore,in your guy/girl relationships,true love will always protect purity.-Pg. 124
- Take it to God and your parents or another godly leader.-Pg. 124
- Proverbs 30:12
- God loves you,and His grace can help you.His mercy can cleanse you and place you on a pathway of hope and blessing.-pg. 125
- 1 John 1:9,Psalm 51
3.Apologize to the person who was involved
4.Tell your parents,pastor,and/or counselor
5.Put it behind you,and do not bring it up again
6.Don't dwell on it
- Phil. 4:8
- Young adults who spend much time in God's Word are stronger against temptation.-Pg. 126
- The product of purity is worth all the waiting,all the fighting,all the enduring.-Pg. 127
- By staying pure and resisting temptation in life,you are building strength in your life.-Pg. 127
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