by Angie Lewis

Created on: February 18, 2010   Last Updated: February 19, 2010

The best way to teach our young men and women about purity is not going to a purity ball, but teaching them Godly values when they are young. Instilling values in our children is the greatest gift a parent can offer their children. Dating and everything associated with dating is what causes young people to have sex before marriage. Young Christian people can develop a new attitude about dating and start a whole new slate with God. Here's how.

Many of you reading this may have already made the mistake of having romantic attachments and a faulty attitude when it comes to dating. But rest assured all of this can be changed with the right attitude and biblical steps that put you on the right foundation. Whatever your circumstances were in the past, and no matter what the circumstances are today, you can begin to build and maintain a lifestyle of purity in your relationships.

Start With a New Heart and Mind (Attitude) About Dating

To build a new attitude we must first tear down the old attitude and start with a clean slate. “What was done was done” as the saying goes. God loves us greatly and gives us the opportunity to seek His ways rather than our own. Ask God to give you a new heart and a new mind by turning away from the old lifestyle in which you based your relationships on and repent of the old attitudes in your sincerity.

Repentance is a change of direction based on a changed heart. Pray for this new direction and God will help you along the way. Have you acted selfishly or carelessly in your relationships with the opposite sex? Have you sacrificed purity for feelings? Perhaps you are in an improper romantic relationship now? Will you need to break it off so you can begin to develop a new attitude about dating?  Probably so.

Ask God to give you the courage and faith to do His will. Don’t underestimate the power of God working in your life. Remember all believers have the power of the Holy Spirit within them - seek the wisdom and principles of Jesus Christ and ask Him to help you build a new foundation in Him. 

Talk With Parents About Helping You Keep a Clean Slate

Once you have buried the past and it is dead and gone, you can now develop a new attitude dependent upon a Godly foundation. Ask your parents to help you maintain a clean slate through accountability. Accountability is very important in maintaining a new heart and mind about your relationships.

Don’t hide your relationships from your parents; instead talk to them

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