I suppose that the lesson for today is that you should never lose your purity. Now unlike what most people think, purity does not mean the stereotypical naive or baby-ish. It is not that you don't know anything or have never experienced anything! But rather for me it is an untainted view, heart or mind. It is not weakness but rather our strength.
"Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity." 1 Timothy 4:12
It is not by my own strength but by Jesus' that I may boldly approach God's throne. It would be weak however to succumb to the world, to settle for the tainted and momentary pleasures of this place. Odd when you think of it like that? It is so very often that the Devil will distort that truth, as he often does. Making something Godly and powerful sound mediocre and lame.
"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." Romans 12:2
So many times in a day will the Devil try and snatch your greatest strength from you. He will constantly be trying to drive sin between you and God. Your heavenly father has a desire to have an intimate [adj. associated in close personal relations, very private; closely personal] relationship with you. He does not want just a surface level friendship. God wants to speak to your heart and to reveal his love to you!
I am glad that our God is a God of second chances!
He waits patiently for me to get over myself and chase after him.
