My body is a temple.

Six months ago I committed to the decision.

No more sex before marriage.

I had to change how I was living.

Many won’t understand this way of life.

How I’m choosing to wait until I am a man’s wife.

Questions, stares, and glares will be thrown your way.

“Oh, she trying to be perfect.”

“Are you sure you can do this?”

“She will never find a bae.”

Perfection is not the goal.

I just want to feel right in my soul.

This journey won’t be easy,

But with Him in my corner, I can’t fail.

With temptation lurking all around,

He gives me the strength to prevail.

Praying He sends me a man on this same journey.

One who is patient, kind, giving, caring.

Keeps no records of wrong doing.

Loyal, faithful, and God-fearing.

All things are possible through Christ Jesus.

Not hoping for the perfect mate.

I know He will supply all my needs.

As long as I trust, obey, and continue to wait.

-Rose

The wait. Waiting definitely isn’t easy no matter what situation you may find yourself in. A doctor’s office waiting for test results. In traffic during the 5’o clock rush. Service in a restaurant when you are hungry and every minute feels like eternity. Can you imagine waiting 25 years to have a child with your spouse like Abraham did with his wife, Sarah? That’s some serious waiting.

At this point in my life, I had just made the commitment to step into a relationship with Jesus a few months prior. I was tired of being in the same types of romantic relationships. I was living a life of insanity, doing the same thing and expecting different results. I wanted more out of life. With the decision to become a true follower of Jesus, comes the actions behind it. I couldn’t just talk the talk. I wanted to walk the walk. I couldn’t preach to my daughters about respecting their body by waiting until marriage and at the same time, do the opposite myself. I didn’t want to be a hypocrite. As I was growing more into my faith I learned that my body is a temple. God’s Holy Spirit resides within me. So I wanted to show respect, to God and to myself. Of course, I stumbled at one point after writing this poem because guess what? I am human who battles with the flesh. After confessing my sins and repenting to Him, I continued to move forward. I continued to keep my eyes on Jesus. Each day I choose to take up my cross and deny my flesh. I serve a mighty, gracious, merciful, and forgiving God who helped me back up and continues to love me.

I knew that this journey wouldn’t be easy. I was fine with that because I was always taking the easy way anyway. God’s word tells me that I am “more precious than rubies.” I believe it now. I had to stop hanging my goods on the clearance rack for anyone to grab. I want the best that God has for me. I know the wait will be worth it because I am.

✝️“Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body. Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself,”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭6‬:‭18‬-‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/116/1co.6.19.NLT