My purity ring.
It's not that valuable or fancy, but it means a lot.
There's a man out there for me, somewhere (probably), and this ring is not just a "I will remain pure until marriage" symbol, but a constant reminder. It reminds me of several things, in fact. To pray for him, to pray that God will continually make me into the wife he will need, to be patient. I love to look at
1 Peter 3:1-6 -
"Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight. For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful. They were submissive to their own husbands, like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her master. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear."
But of course, its first and foremost priority is to remind me of this:
"Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body."
1 Corinthians 6:18-20
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