The Purpose of Your Purity

1 Corinthians 6:18 "Run from sexual sin."

Sometimes after reading this scripture, I focus on the SIN I'm running from.  AHH, SEXUAL SIN, RUN!

The unfortuante result is I'm so focused on what's behind me that I forget where I'm going. It's like all of a sudden, I transform my life with Jesus into a list of DON'TS.

Don't lust
Don't lie
Don't cheat
Don't watch Jersey Shore (lol)

And if I DON'T DO all these things, then I'm called a Christian.  In other words, I'm defined by who I'm not...

This is certainly NOT what God intends.

Purity isn't about WHAT you're running FROM - It's about WHO you're running TO

Listen - It's less about running FROM sin, and more about running TO Jesus.  That's literally what "Repentance" is, turning to Jesus.

The incredible truth is, it is IMPOSSIBLE to follow Jesus and sin at the same time.  As I run into the presence of God, I simultaneously reject the sin that tries to hold me back. When I run TO Jesus, I finally discover my life's greater purpose.

Instead of being defined by what I'm NOT, I'm defined by who I am - A child of the Most High God.  A carrier of the current of the power of Christ.  A world changer because of who Jesus is in me.

And thus - the purpose of Purity.  To guard your identity. To protect your purpose. To give you intimacy with the only being in this universe who can truly define you.

Jesus.

K.