Purity

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Understanding Purity

Purity often brings to mind moral cleanliness and holiness, but it goes far beyond physical chastity. To put it simply, purity is about being free from sin and moral corruption. It means maintaining a clean heart and mind, free from impure thoughts, desires, and actions—basically, striving for holiness.

By avoiding sinful behaviors and thoughts, we create space for God's grace to work in our lives. This process helps us develop essential virtues like humility, patience, and love, which are crucial for our spiritual journey.

I find that sitting in meditation and quieting myself in front of God, offering my mind, heart, body, and soul, is the start of this work.

As I deepened my relationship with God, I noticed that many impurities started to fall away. It's like when someone who struggles with drinking or smoking suddenly finds it easier to quit without issue.

By striving for purity, we align ourselves with God's nature and open our hearts to His presence. This closeness to God brings incredible peace, joy, and fulfillment.

While striving for purity brings us closer to God, it doesn't make us perfect right away. It's a continuous journey with ups and downs. Each small step we take helps us grow in holiness and gets us closer to God.

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Having purity helps us maintain moral integrity. This means being honest, upright, and sincere in our actions and intentions. Integrity is crucial for building trust and respect in our relationships with others and with God.

Living a pure life is also a powerful witness to others. It shows our faith and understanding, and it demonstrates God's love and grace. By living this way, we can inspire others to seek a closer relationship with God and strive for holiness in their own lives.

Guarding your Heart and Mind

One of the primary ways to practice purity is by guarding our hearts and minds.  This involves being mindful of what we watch, read and listen to. This is a big problem I believe we have all fell short in. Cutting the cable, listening less to worldly news, getting off social media is very addictive. And some have been able to do less or none of it, and have found they are far better off without it, in many ways. We are able to sleep better, are overall health improves we are happier.

It's important to practice self-control. This involves discipline in our actions and resisting temptations that lead to sin. Oh, I can hear Satan now, he hates these words. He doesn't want us to succeed in any good, because he loses. We could develop strength to make better choices that align with our values and beliefs.

Challenges and Rewards

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Challenges

Today we deal with a constant bombardment of messages that promote impurity. Overcoming these cultural influences requires a strong commitment to our faith and values. It involves being able to discern the media we consume and the company we keep.

Rewards

The inner peace we have of living a life free from moral corruption. We can experience a sense of calm and contentment. The peace is a sign of God's presence in our lives and a reward of our commitment to Purity.

We all have personal weaknesses and struggles that can make it difficult to maintain purity. Seeking God's help is essential for us to overcome these weaknesses and struggles to grow in purity.

Purity strengthens our relationships with others. By being honest and respectful, we can build trust and deepen our connections with others. We will experience healthier fulfilling relationships.

Peer pressure can be a significant challenge, especially for our children. Stand firm in our beliefs and not be swayed by opinions of others. Build better support systems to help resist and stay true to our beliefs.

Ultimately, purity leads to spiritual fulfillment, by aligning our lives with God's will and striving for holiness. We can experience God's love and grace what better reward to have.

Purity has been a guiding light on my spiritual journey, gently reminding me of the importance of maintaining a clean heart and mind. It's about striving to be free from negative thoughts and actions, which helps me stay close to God. This journey isn't about perfection but about making conscious, compassionate choices each day. Embracing purity has brought a sense of peace and fulfillment, and it allows me to witness God's love in my life and share that love with others in a kind and gentle way.

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