Being Worth it.

When i was 15 we had a Worth the Wait Retreat. I signed a commitment card and my dad placed my purity ring on my finger. But honestly at the time i didn't know what it fully meant to be pure and to live the life of purity. I remember being very embarrassed to wear my ring at school, because i was afraid what the students were going to think when they saw it. As i began to grow older, i became more comfortable with wearing it, but the meaning that was there wasn't as important as it was when i first put it on.

Honestly, i have never had sex. But i have still crossed the line way to many times. For almost 2 1/2 years, i would just use guys to use them. I did things with guys that were not appropriate and now that i really regret. And yes every time i did something, the ring was on my finger. It was like the biggest slap in Gods face. It was a little after i turned 18, that i started to feel guilty for everything i had done. I had felt so sick, from everything i had done in the past years.

God had a plan for that. A couple weeks later, we had another Worth the Wait Retreat and when the speakers were speaking, i had felt guilt, for throwing myself out there and using guys just because i could. But God revealed something to me, that even though i have strayed from him and i went down the wrong path. He was giving me a brand new start and letting me start fresh from that moment on.

When it was time for the ring ceremony, I didn't know if i should since i had crossed the line, but God allowed that to happen. I resigned a commitment card. And for the first time, i actually understood what it meant to be pure and to guard my heart.

The commitment card says this.

BELIEVING THAT TRUE LOVE IS WORTH THE WAIT,

I make the following to commitment to God, myself, my

friends, my future mate, and my future children to be

sexually pure from this day until the day i enter a

biblical marriage relationship.

Signed: Bethany Bush

Date: July 20, 2008

I AM WORTH THE WAIT.

I have posted my card on my mirror, so i can be reminded daily of the commitment i have made. And i am not embarrassed to wear my ring, like i used to be.

Not only did i make this commitment, but my sister Brittany,and a good majority of my youth group. It was a good feeling to experience this commitment with some of the people that really care for me.

worththewait.net

Psalm 51:10

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

1 Timothy 5:22

Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, and do not share in the sins of others. Keep your self pure.

1 Timothy 4:12

Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.

Proverbs 4:23

Above all else, guard you heart, for it is the wellspring of life.