40 Days of Purity for Guys
By Clayton King
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In reading the 40 Days of Purity for Guys, teens will discover that their purity is a leading example in a misled world and is only made possible through a strength much greater than their own.
Clayton King
Clayton King, a pastor, evangelist, missionary, and author, has been dedicated since age 14 to proclaiming the gospel and calling Christians to live out the life of Jesus. He has spoken to millions of people in 30-plus countries and written numerous books, including Dying to Live, Amazing Encounters with God, and 12 Questions to Ask Before You Marry, coauthored with his wife, Sharie. Clayton loves good books, the outdoors, strong coffee, dirt bikes and four-wheelers, and especially his wife and children.
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40 Days of Purity for Guys - Clayton King
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Introduction
Day 1: Chosen
Day 2: The Challenge
Day 3: The Choice
Day 4: The Hard Work of Holiness
Day 5: Pure by Position
Day 6: Pure by Practice
Day 7: Pure by Participation
Day 8: Pure by Planning
Day 9: Pure in Perspective
Day 10: Appetite
Day 11: Insecurity
Day 12: Ego
Day 13: Flirt
Day 14: Follow
Day 15: Fall
Day 16: Forgiveness
Day 17: Fight
Day 18: Flee
Day 19: Refuse
Day 20: Reject
Day 21: Redirect
Day 22: Redefine
Day 23: Refocus
Day 24: Recommit
Day 25: Remember
Day 26: Replace
Day 27: Repent
Day 28: Receive
Day 29: Attention
Day 30: Affection
Day 31: Intention
Day 32: Insecurity
Day 33: Inspection
Day 34: Comparisons
Day 35: Expectations
Day 36: Grow Up
Day 37: Give Up
Day 38: Open Up
Day 39: Pray Up
Day 40: Don’t Give Up
About the Author
Guide
Introduction
Table of Contents
Copyright © 2014 by LifeWay Christian Resources
All right reserved.
Printed in the United States of America
978-1-4336-8435-7
Published by B&H Publishing Group
Nashville, Tennessee
Dewey Decimal Classification: 306.73
Subject Heading: BOYS \ SEXUAL ABSTINENCE \ CHRISTIAN LIFE
All Scripture quotations are taken from the Holman Christian Standard Bible®,
Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009
by Holman Bible Publishers.
1 2 3 4 5 6 • 18 17 16 15 14
This book is dedicated to Joe and Jane King, my parents who adopted me when I was just a few weeks old. They didn’t have a perfect marriage, but they stayed faithful to Christ and to each other all the way until death. They taught me more about love through their example than I could learn from a thousand books.
The task of living your life for the glory of God is a tremendous challenge for any Christian. It’s even more difficult in a culture that shoves sex, porn, and lust in your face incessantly. Add to that the daily, even hourly struggle of trying to avoid sexual temptation, and it can at times seem nearly impossible.
The truth is, it is impossible . . . if you try to do it on your own.
It is impossible . . . if you don’t understand why you should live according to God’s plan.
It is impossible . . . if you don’t know how to stand against the tide.
It is impossible . . . if you don’t understand what you should do in your fight for holiness and godliness.
It is impossible . . . if you don’t know who you are and whom you belong to.
So we’re going to learn how to do this together, day-by-day. We’re going to see what God says in regards to giving your entire life, not just your relationships, to Him. We will figure out how to live your life on purpose based on who you are and who God is making you to be. You will see that it’s not too hard. It’s not too complicated. It’s not impossible.
If you belong to Jesus Christ, His Spirit is in you, He is with you, and He is for you. And He has a greater purpose for your life than you could ever imagine.
My life seemed fairly simple as a kid. Then I started middle school.
Everything changed: my body, my desires, my thoughts, and my attention. I had always thought girls were gross. Then all of a sudden, they were all I could think about. And I wasn’t alone. My guy friends were going through a similar metamorphosis; so were all the girls we secretly dreamed about. This led to a new form of entertainment: relationships.
Guys started flirting with girls, and girls started whispering about guys. What I once found disgusting suddenly became an obsession. All I wanted was a girlfriend! A girl would make me confident, secure, and cool. I would become one of the guys and be accepted by them if I could just get a girl to like me. I desperately hoped I would be chosen by a cute girl because that would validate me as a guy.
But as the days became weeks and the weeks became months, not a single girl chose to like me. I became more self-conscious and more insecure. I wondered how I was going to convince a girl to like me when I wasn’t even sure if I liked myself. I was trying to fill the natural human desire to be noticed, to find affection and love through a relationship, but I kept coming up empty. I was emotionally vulnerable and spiritually insecure.
Middle school turned into high school, and I grew a foot and lost forty pounds and became a football player. Girls began to notice me, and a few of them even chose to like me. It made me feel awesome for a little while, but I felt a deeper longing inside my heart. The security I hoped a girlfriend would bring me never came. I realized that only Jesus could fulfill my longing to matter, to belong, and to be chosen by someone.
If you know that the God of the universe chose you to be His child, why would you ever let another person define who you are or who you will become?
When you’re tempted to base your identity on a relationship, remember that Jesus gave up His life to give yours value. If a girl likes you one day only to reject you the next, remember Jesus’ love doesn’t flip-flop. He is consistent. He is faithful, and His love is eternal.
Girls, dating, drama, and relationships are here today and gone tomorrow, but Jesus is the one consistent love you can always count on, no matter what. You’ve been chosen by God. Will you choose to make your relationship with Jesus the most important one in your life? You have a choice. Make the right one.