Name: Tameka
Age: 17
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because I know that I'm
worth waiting for. Having sex for the first time is like giving up a part of
yourself to the person that you chose to do it with, so I'm choosing to give
that part of me to my future husband. God said that we should wait until marriage
and I know that blessings come with patience. I believe that God does have someone
out there for me, and I know that I shouldn't settle for a few moments of bliss
just because a boyfriend, friends or the media tells me that I should or that
it’s cool.
I came close to having sex once, and I'm so glad that I chose not
to, but I did end up doing other things. I felt dirty after and I
realized that spiritual rewards and following God's will are more
worthwhile than a few moments of pleasure.
Name: Hollie
Age: 15
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because I feel that not only will my
future husband be thankful but so will my future kids. BRAVEheart
came to my church today and it really made me
realize how important my sexually purity is. I want to get married
and have kids someday but I know that if I don't wait until marriage
to have sex, then it would be something I
would reget everyday. I love kids and not being able to have kids
would crush me, that's a reason in itself to wait. I don't want
to put myself at risk for any STD's that would
prevent me from having kids. Another reason for me to wait is knowing
that if i don't, then it will put unwanted and unneeded stress
on my future marriage. But the most
important reason for me to wait is my commitment to God. I just
want to thank BRAVEheart for supporting me and all the other teenagers
who have made the same commitment.
Name:
Brigid
Age: 13
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because I'm worth it, and so are the children I'll someday have.
I want, more than anything, to be a mother. But I want to bless my kids, not curse
them with a frazzled mother who doesn't have time to give them the best.
I love my kids, though I don't have them yet, and I want them to have a stable
life with me, and to give them that I have to be ready. I won't be ready until I'm
married, and even if I am, I like waiting. I appreciate things more when I wait.
Name:
Kellie
Age: 14
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because I feel that I am worth much more than a quick fling.
I was raised in a religious family with many vaules and I will pass them down like my
family did with me.
Name:
Amber
Age: 26
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because I know that God has told us to be sexually moral for
a reason. I am 26 years old, almost 27. I have been a christian for 6 years and only by
God's mercy can say I am a virgin "technically". What I mean by "technically" is I
have done everything BUT have sex. I was 21 when I got saved and thought that I was
pretty tough that I hadn't had sex. Actually, that is how I ended up becoming a Christian.
I realized that I didn't have the power anymore to not have sex with the men I was
involved with and didn't know what to do. I was from a good moral home but didn't know
about Christ's death on the Cross for my sins. And I knew that even though it wasn't sex
I knew in my heart it was wrong and I didn't want to feel anymore shame by having sex.
Yes, my sexual sin, even though it wasn't intercourse, was sin. So girls if you are
being told at school, and I know you are, that oral sex is okay, it isn't.
It still robs from you, God, and your future spouse. Even though I didn't have sex before
I was married I was involved in other sexual sin and it has hurt me the same. I don't
know if the Lord will bring me a husband some day, but I do know that sex is for
marriage and I want to obey my Lord.
Name:
Metra
Age: 18
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because I know that this is the best thing for me.
I also know that it is a sin to have sex before marriage. My parents are so proud of me
for not having sex and I want to keep them proud. I believe that if you have God on your
side and this is something you really want to do you can do it. Cause it says in the bible
that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Oh and there are bad outcomes
when you do decide to have sex; you can get a disease or become pregnant and I know
that no one is really ready to have that life yet, or to have to live with some disease
for the rest of their lives. So, I'm encouraging you to try it.
Name:
Jemi
Age: 14
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because all things are possible with Christ. Last year I got
in a bad relationship with a non-Christian, and we were planning on having sex. The week
we were going to, my big sister got married. She told me that she had waited, and it
meant so much to me. I broke off my relationship with my boyfriend, and promised to God,
myself, and my future husband that I would stay pure until marriage, and I still plan too!
Name:
Ashley
Age: 19
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because though it is hard sometimes and looking at life day by
day I often just ponder of our life together, staring into his eyes and knowing this is
the one God has for me this is him, and all the waiting will be worth wild, no more
wondering but we'll grow together in God's grace and love, it will be so awesome,
knowing that we are pure and waited is the greatest gift we can give God together,
how cool is that!
Name:
Amber
Age: 17
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because God has given me a second chance. The only explanation
I know of why I'm even still a virgin today, is because of God's protection over my
life. I was definitely going down a path of my life being all about sex and emptiness.
When I was 13 I actually concented to having sex, and by a true miracle it was never
followed through. After that relationship I was very much torn apart. I had already
had other sexual activities and felt dirty, discussed and used up.
Over a period of a time, God revealed to me the preciousness of staying pure;
not only for myself but for my future husband as well. I've stayed pure for almost
4 years now, and will continue to until I'm married!
Name:
Mary
Age: 26
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because I know it is what God wants for me.
I am going to tell you a little about my story, so hopefully you will
not choose the same path I did.
I lost my virginity 10 years ago, when I was lost, and confused. At the time I
thought it was what I wanted, but now I know that was because I was not following
God's will, and felt I didn't know any better!
Today, I know that having sexual intimacy before marriage is the ONLY sin we can commit
against our soul and spirit that will invade us for the rest of our lives.
We are a vessel for God's spirit, and His work here on earth, what good is it for
us to make a selfish decision to satisfy the moment, when all the while God is crying
out to keep you pure!!
There is a time, I believe when we can ask for forgiveness, and be thankful that
Jesus' blood can clean us pure as snow! This is my thankful heart, and I have
re-dedicated my life to the Lord, to wait on the one he has chosen for me!
It is his awesome grace that He can do that!
All the while, if I could choose now, to have been untouched for my husband, then
without a doubt in my mind, I would in a heartbeat! We grow, we learn.
Don't learn how I did. God wants you for himself!!! God Bless
Name:
Ashlyn
Age: 16
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because I know God is shaping a beautiful love story for me.
I've given Him the pen, and I want His will to be done in this part of my life.
He's the ultimate Author of Romance and I believe He really knows what He's doing
when it comes to true love!
Name:
Rebekah
Age: 18
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because I am finally with the guy I have had a crush on
since the third grade. We both had previously messed up, but we decided that this
time would be different. We figured that the longer we wait, the more mature we
would both be and the more the experience would mean to us when we get married.
It is a gift that even I don't marry him, I want to be able to offer my future
husband and be able to give him my all. Good Luck To All Who Are Waiting And I
Believe In You. While your at it - go Check Out TRUELOVEWAITS.Com
(or something like that)....
Name:
Jayme
Age: 19
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because my body is not my own. It belongs to Christ and
as such it becomes necessary to keep it pure physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Sex is a gift from Christ to be used in a way that glorifies him. He gave his life
for all of us... we can wait for him...
Name:
Jesus
Age: 17
Gender: Male
I am choosing to wait because I know that when I do have sex it will be the best
sex ever and I wont have to worry about disease or my wife being loose,
Abstinence Rules.
Name:
Kelly
Age: 15
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because I have a best friend in the whole entire world.
I saw how having sex with her boyfriend made her whole life change. Instead of
being calm and cool and collected she became this person who was constantly worrying
about if she was pregnant or if someone would find out about what her and her boyfriend
were doing. I saw how it hurt her so much when he told everyone what they had done
when she told him that she didn't feel right about having sex with him anymore.
But like my momma always said it's better to have someone talk about you and know
for a fact that it isn't true than have someone talk about you and you know in your
heart it's true. You can NEVER leave yourself and the hurt you feel.
That is why I'm choosing to wait.
Name:
Sarah
Age: 20
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because there is nothing more beautiful than sharing yourself
with just one person- Because there is nothing more beautiful than a person living for
God-- the question is---- why wouldn't I wait?
Name:
Laura
Age: 14
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because I know that I have a covenant with God that I take
very seriously. In remaining a virgin, I am staying true and pure to God, my future
husband, and myself. I can't wait until the day that I get married and I can look my
husband in the eye and tell him that I have waited for him and truly love him.
Name:
Maria
Age: 39
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because I have seen the face of love. Because I have been
there and back. Because I recognize the importance of keeping pure regardless of your
age and past experiences. Maybe it was my past experiences that got me to this point
in my life. I am a single mother now. I love my daughter very much and my decisions
good or bad will affect her in the future. I always believed in abstinence and somehow
I lost my way. After my divorce I guess I felt that abstinence would not make sense
since "I've been there done that" and that's were I lost myself. Although I loved with
all my heart I really didn't value myself and how can you when you are fragmented.
I've learned the hard and painful way that abstinence is a choice, a commitment to
you and to God for a more fulfilling life. I have chosen to trust in God's plan for
me and wait patiently- key word "patiently". I hope I have inspired others to make
the same commitment and trust in God- he knows what's in your heart and will not let
you down. If he loved us when we were sinners how much more is His love for us now
that we have invited him into our hearts. I'm all about that! God Bless your ministry.
Name:
Stephie
Age: 18
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because I know that sex is a wonderful and awesome thing
that God created with a purpose in mind: For two people who are committed to loving
each other unconditionally (married) so that they can have and raise children in a
home with both a mother and a father. Come on guys, if the creator of the universe
who loves you to death says not to do something, then don’t! He obviously knows what
he is talking about and knows the best for our lives. He's protecting us because he
loves us and because he made sex a sacred thing that should only be between two people.
There's no reason to "practice" or see how good someone is in bed. If you both truly
love and care about each other, and not just the physical qualities of that person,
then that shouldn’t even be an issue. Start focusing your attention on things above
that will last for eternity, not on earthly lusts and pleasures. Save your body and
use it for what God intended it to be used for.
Name:
Shane
Age: 18
Gender: Male
I am choosing to wait because I feel that I should be able to share something
special with the one I choose for life. To be able to tell her I waited for her and
kept myself pure for her and for myself. It sounds like a fantasy, but I also feel it's
the right thing to do. Besides being safe from STD's and the responsibilities of having
children too soon.
So my message to you is, stay true to your self, and wait. It’s worth it!
Almost forgot! Its a good thing to wait, because God said to...and even if you don’t
believe in God...people who do wait, tend to have happier marriages, not always but usually.
Name:
Mark
Age: 21
Gender: Male
I am choosing to wait because I know the physical risks of premarital
sex. The risk of getting an STD is getting more and more likely worldwide
and birth control is nowhere near 100% accurate. I've seen the emotional
effects of premarital sex in friends. It causes feelings of intense
guilt, worthlessness, and confusion.
I
know the spiritual rewards for waiting. I'll be able to share something
entirely new and unique with my wife and I'll be guilt free knowing
that I am following God's will. If you drown out everything society,
the media, and your peers are telling you about sex and look at it
logically, why would you possibly want to make a decision based on
a few minutes of pleasure and experience such unnecessary hardship?
It is the best decision to wait!
Name:
Randi
Age: 15
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because I
don't want to end up looking like something out of Patrick's book!
("Diagnosis in Color: Sexually Transmitted Diseases") But,
really because I feel that I am worth it. I do not need to have sex
to prove anything to anyone. No guy, except for my future husband,
is worthy enough for what I have. I am going to wait!
Name:
Bobbi
Age: 14
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because I am choosing to wait because I
don't want to have a kid while I'm still a kid myself. I want to live
life to the fullest but that doesn't mean having sex before marriage.
I'm totally cool with the fact that I may have to wait until I'm 30
or older. I'm waiting as long as it takes me to find the right person.
Name:
Josh
Age: 13
Gender: Male
I am choosing to wait because I am choosing to wait because I
do not want to get any diseases and do not want to screw up anybody's
life.
Name:
Mark
Age: 19
Gender: Male
I am choosing to wait because I don't have to worry about getting
all kinds of diseases and besides sexual immorailty offends my God
and his son Jesus who died for my sins.
Name:
Sarah
Age: 23
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because I want to be pure in mind, heart
and body. Not only will I be pleasing to Jesus in this way but I will
be able to devote myself fully to a godly husband. I believe it will
make him so happy to know that I loved him enough to wait for him.
Name:
Denechia
Age: 15
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because ABSTINENCE ROCKS! No, seriously,
it does. I don't have to worry about any disgusting diseases, children
I can't take care of, a guy who will ultimately leave me, and the
list goes on and on. I am not ready for that type of emotional OR
physical attachment in my life.
Name:
Renee'
Age: 20
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because I know that God has bigger and
better things in store for me and that it is his will for me to wait
until after marriage.
Name:
Trisha
Age: 15
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because I don't want to have to always
wonder if I am going to be pregnant or if I have a disease. I would
like to be pure when I get married. I also think it is the right thing
to do. I am too young to do it. I will only be ready when I get married.
Name:
Catie
Age: 18
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because I think that there is nothing
better you could have to give to your spouse on your wedding day than
yourself, completely pure and untouched by anyone else. I was once
at a True love waits campaign and the speaker said, "If I told
you right now that I would give you $5,000 and you could just walk
away... OR you could wait until your wedding night and I would trade
that $5,000 into $5,000,000... which would you choose? Some things
are just worth waiting for..."
Name:
Melinda
Age: 16
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because with waiting I don't have to
worry about all the sexually transmitted diseases that are out there
or worry about the chance of getting pregnant. People always say they
can have sex and it won't happen to me, but guess what, it does.
At
this moment, I am trying to start an abstinence group in my own home
town. Haven't really gotten anywhere, but I am contacting Project
Reality, thanks to Patrick. I believe it will be hard at first, but
I personally think kids will listen to me more now because I hold
a title (Miss Michigan Capital City, Michigan 2002) than what they
would have when I didn't.
Two
years ago I was given a chastity ring from my mother and I still wear
it. I am going to keep the commitment no matter what. I feel that
is a good thing and every child should have one. So if you don't have
one and you have chosen to stay sexually pure I highly suggest you
get one to help promote what you stand for.
Name:
Haley
Age: 14
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because I know some of the dangers and
risks that are out there plus I want to wait for the right person
I don't care how long and another reason I don't want to mess up my
life or another persons life because I still have a good long time
before I should be worrying having kids. There is many more reasons
that you should wait
Name:
Desiree
Age: 18
Gender: Female
I am choosing to wait because I know that God has the right
person for me. I feel that when you have sex you are giving yourself
to another person totally, and if you aren't married to that person
it will rip you apart!
I
believe that you are a person of great worth, no matter who you are
or where you have been, and that you can wait until marriage to have
sex.
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