I made my pledge to abstinence last September at this show sponsered by my church called Silver Ring Thing, where they did skits about abstinence and talked to us about the benefits and how to make it easier to achieve.

My beliefs and religion were a leading factor in making this tremendous decision, but, also, I know it just makes sense to do it.

I am a Christian and I believe in God and what he says, and one of those things is to remain sexually pure, so it was a pretty easy to commit to it.

However, that is not to say there haven’t been any challenges. A major challenge I have faced is the power of peer pressure.

A lot of my friends talk about it, whether or not they have had sex.

They make it seem like something you need to do while you are young.

However, my rigid and strength in my beliefs have not only helped myself, but helps and encourages others to abstain as well.

I think that along with my beliefs abstaining is just smart. The only way you can be 100 percent sure that you won’t get pregnant or won’t get an STI is to abstain.

Additionally, a major reason I have chosen to not have sex till I’m married is because of my future wife.

In one of the skits they did in the Silver Ring Thing is they split a piece of wood that had a heart drawn on it. And they gave each half to two different people.

And one of those people had sex with a girlfriend and they cut a piece out of his heart and that really hit home for me.

I knew that I would be forever angry and sad at myself if I didn’t save myself for my future wife because of how much I know I’ll love her.

And when two people wait for the right person it just makes it so much more special.

Abstinence is not a barrier, rather, it is lifestyle that frees you from all the risks that come with it.

You are not a “prude” when you turn away from something you do not need, but people regard you with respect.

When I first told people what the ring meant, a lot of people were confused, but after I explained, most people were very respectful, and understood.

Abstaining is something that everyone should do. Regardless whether you are a virgin or not, it’s never too late to start.

I encourage everyone to do it and if they have any questions I would love to try and help answer. them