Sin Problem or Purpose Problem?
In a world where purity can almost be unheard of amongst many people, you have to ask yourself: why is purity so hard to obtain and maintain? Whether you are a new believer, mature believer, nonbeliever, or anything in between, the reality is that maintaining purity in relationships can be very challenging.
Unfortunately, purity is often times absent not only in the lives of unbelievers, but also in believers themselves. What causes people to get into relationships and forfeit their purity with people who they are not married to? Though there are several things that can attribute to this issue, I feel like a major one is not so much dealing with sin itself, but dealing with purposeless relationships and purposeless lifestyles.
The enemy loves to convince people that just because they slipped up and compromised their purity, that they are plagued with an unbreakable sin issue. The thing is, we are all plagued with this same issue with sin. So why is it that some can beat it and others cannot? Just because we were born into sin does not mean that we must be slaves to it according Romans 6.
If you find yourself in a relationship in which you are compromising your purity, I would challenge you with this question: Do you have a sin issue or a purpose issue?
I believe that when people fall into sin it’s usually due to a lack of understanding or a lack of being in purpose. When you are in a purposeful relationship and you know that the relationship has a reason to stand for purity, it makes it a lot easier to fight temptation, because you understand the purpose behind it. Think about Jesus, He knew the pain that He was about to experience on His way to the cross, yet endured every aspect of it because He understood the purpose of His actions. What are the purposes of the relationships you are in? Are there people waiting on the other side of your experiences for you to help and walk them through similar situations?
If you understand your purpose in being in a relationship, it makes it easier for you to fight the temptations that come. I can endure anything if I fully understand the purpose behind it. So the next time you find yourself in a relationship or even spending time with someone of the opposite sex, you should ask yourself, is there a purpose behind this? If there is a Godly purpose behind it, the fight for purity becomes a little easier. We are no longer just hanging out with idle time or even dead end situations. We can now have meaningful and purposeful conversations that lead to growth and honor of God. Just because you have fallen into sin before, does not necessarily mean you have some deep rooted sin issue. It could just mean that you have a purpose issue and lack an understanding of your own purpose and the purpose for the relationship you are in. Find the purpose and fight and endure everything else with an understanding of the purpose at the end.
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