So, the other day I sat next to a stranger on the train and made some conversation with her in stead of putting in my earphones and zoning into my own little personal world. We ended up having a two hour convo about God. When the train had stopped, she asked my number and I thought she wanted to meet again for coffee or something - boy was I wrong... a few days later I received a phone call from her saying that she works at a radio station (Impact Radio 103fm) and that our conversation had inspired her to invite me into studio to talk about our conversation some more! So, a week later, I went on air and had spoken to approximately 45,000 people about our God.
She sent me some questions before hand so that I can think about them and pray about what God wants the people to hear. The talk was about #IChoosePurity and the response was amazing! Here's an idea of the conversation on the train combined with my prep for the talk show. I have made this radical view about what Purity really is into a blog series. This post is Part One and serves as an introduction.
Note: This series about Purity will have some hard truths, but there's hope for ALL in this message... And no, this is not an attempt to discuss how horrible sex before marriage is or how awful you are if you have compromised... Purity is more than the physical... And the purpose of this series is to show you that
YOU ARE PURE.
Note: This series about Purity will have some hard truths, but there's hope for ALL in this message... And no, this is not an attempt to discuss how horrible sex before marriage is or how awful you are if you have compromised... Purity is more than the physical... And the purpose of this series is to show you that
YOU ARE PURE.
Seth: Leigh-Ann, what do you think Purity is?
LA: Purity is more than just the physical - even more than
just technical purity.
Thus, purity is a matter of the heart. "Guard your heart for all else flows from it"Prov
4:23
“All else” refers to body, emotions, thoughts and
actions.
Thus, everything you do, say, think, feel, etc. comes from the heart. And if you are thinking and doing things that are not 'life giving' or coming from a place of love and goodness, then you have some matters of the heart to attend to my friend... we all do.
Are you constantly exposing yourself to sexual images that are planting lustful seeds in your thoughts (and thus heart)? Are you thinking vengeful or condemning thoughts about other people? Are you constantly breaking yourself down? Are you feeling guilty (I hate what I've done) or shame (I hate me)?
If you have said yes to any of these (which we all have), then this series of what Purity really is will definitely inspire you and help you get to place were you live with a pure heart - regardless of what you have done in your life - mentally, emotionally and physically. Yes, even physically.
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