4 Ways to Guard Your Physical Purity
Isabella Morganthal
By: Isabella Morganthal
Purity is a tough subject in today’s world.
Nothing in the media, or newspapers, or on the TV screen shouts at us to keep our physical purity and guard it well. Quite the opposite in fact.
Because of this, it can be hard to guard our physical purity because we can feel so alone in this pursuit. Don’t fear. You’re not alone and in this article I want to present you with four ways that you can guard your purity. Let’s accept This challenge together... together…
1. Write out your boundaries and discuss them. Everyone has the potential to cross lines if they don’t have clear boundaries written out. This goes for anything, and physical purity is no different. Write out what physical contact you’re okay with having and what physical contact is a “no” until marriage. If you’re okay with hand holding, but not okay with kissing, write that out. Have a talk with your boyfriend about the boundaries you’ve written down. Discuss boundaries he has written down too. Then put into place a system so that you are sure not to cross these lines you’ve placed for yourself. Which leads me into…
1. Write out your boundaries
and discuss them. Everyone has the potential to cross lines if they don’t have clear boundaries written out. This goes for anything, and physical purity is no different. Write out what physical contact you’re okay with having and what physical contact is a “no” until marriage. If you’re okay with hand holding, but not okay with kissing, write that out. Have a talk with your boyfriend about the boundaries you’ve written down. Discuss boundaries he has written down too. Then put into place a system so that you are sure not to cross these lines you’ve placed for yourself. Which leads me into…
2. Have accountability.
You can write out your boundaries and draw your lines, but none of us are strong enough to do the right thing all the time. We all make mistakes, even when we have safety measures set in place. But an easy way to protect your boundaries is to have someone holding you and your boyfriend accountable. If you have said no kissing before marriage, but you both struggle with that temptation, keep someone with you so that the temptation to cross that boundary isn’t as strong. Maybe if you go to the park, this accountability partner can walk ahead of you guys or behind you guys, but still be close enough that you’re not going to cross your lines with them there.
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