La Musique

Sunday, August 31, 2008

"If your goal is purity of heart, be prepared to be thought very odd."
It is a powerful lie that, because sexual desire is natural, healthy and God given, anything I do because of that desire is natural, healthy, and God given.

"How in the world can you tell if you want to marry somebody if you've never kissed them?" I've heard students say. My reply, "But how in the world can you tell you want to marry somebody just because you've kissed them?"

Intimacy is not necessary.

I took it for granted that there must be a few men left in the world who had that kind of strength. I assumed that those men would also be looking for women of principle. I did not want to be among the marked-down goods on the bargain table, cheap because they'd been pawed over. Crowds collect there. But it is only the few who will pay the full price.

This was taken from "Passion and Purity", written by Elizabeth Elliot of her love life with Jim Elliot, about learning to bring your love life under Christ's control. Thanks Liqun :) Sometimes I feel hesitant about my purity vow, like when people tease, or give me odd stares, or doubt that I can even fulfill it. There's probably only four people, or five, (not counting pastors) that will openly support me in this. It really makes a difference whether you're Christian or not. It sounds terribly naive and silly does it? I guess it's just a panda thing! Are pandas naive and silly? How whimsical... But I'll stick with it. Even if I'm left on the shelf, at least I'm still pure for God. I could be considered an antique!

Haha sorry. I just HAD to add something random in my very serious post.
Not that I feel like kissing anyone still. (SORRY ABEL I LIE!)

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