Fighting Lust with the Power of Gratitude
When I was a teen girl, I remember having moments where I viewed God’s boundaries for sexual purity as a bit…well — annoying. Striving for purity in my heart and mind wasn’t easy, and I struggled to keep my thoughts pure. I would find myself grumbling in my heart about how tough the single life […]
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Are You a Lady Wisdom or a Madame Folly?
What if you lived your whole life thinking you were a smart and empowered woman only to get to Heaven and discover you were actually quite foolish? Thoughts like these stop me in my tracks all the time. They scare me. The thought of spending my whole life striving after what I believed to be […]
Can I Wear a Purity Ring if I’m Not a Virgin?
I was 13 years old when my dad gave me my purity ring. He took me to the jewelry store, showed me the rings, and let me pick one out. I chose a silver ring, with swirly shapes, surrounding a purple gem. It was the perfect ring in my little girl eyes. Later that day, […]
Determined to Chase after God Instead of Guys
I spotted my target. He was tall, lanky, and had a head full of bushy brown hair. I convinced my sixteen-year-old self that he was drop-dead gorgeous (in a manly sort of way, of course). There was a major problem, though. My best friend thought he was gorgeous, too. Uh-oh. Girl fight! Besties crushing on […]
When You Feel Like the Last Single Girl Standing
It happened again. I sighed and stared down at the little heart displaying a new relationship status on Facebook. Yep, another girl down. One after the other, the girls my sister and I grew up with were dating and getting married, while we watched— still single, and not a Christian young man in sight. First, […]
Why Safe-Sex Isn’t God’s Best for Your Relationship
Someone wrote an email to me recently and said, “The fact is, giving an abstinence-only sex education is not going to make things any safer. I believe there’s no harm in educating teenagers about safe sex.” This type of thinking is really popular today. There’s a huge push in our culture to indoctrinate teens with […]
Lost Virginity Does Not Define Your Worth
She had the reputation of a harlot and a track record to back it up. If God was going to use a woman to impact history in amazing ways, he shouldn’t have used this woman. Why would God use her, a harlot, when there were so many other well-put-together women around? We don’t know all […]
Responding to Authority in a God-Honoring Way
We didn’t agree. There was tension. They couldn’t see things my way and I couldn’t see things their way. With my voice cracking and tears of frustration pouring down my face, I stomped back to my room. Say hello to my sixteen-year-old self, struggling with authority. Growing up, my parents and I always had a […]
