"My Covenant of Purity"

“I have made a covenant with mine eyes to never again look upon another woman lustfully.”  (Job 31:1)

“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her.”  (Ephesians 5:25)

“For God is at work within you both to will and to do His good pleasure.”  (Philippians 2:13)

Lord, I wish to be pure and to preserve holy purity in my life.  Provided below, is my covenant with You regarding my relational and sexual purity:

I covenant with You, Lord, that You are my First Love.  Even if I am blessed to remarry, someday, You will forever remain my First Love.  You are my Life Partner, Jesus.  My love for you far exceeds, and will always far exceed, any love I have for anyone else on earth—PERIOD.

I covenant with You, Lord, that, in any interaction with a woman, I will remember that she is first and foremost Your friend and daughter; furthermore, should I desire to pursue a relationship with such a one, I covenant with You that I will honor her, pray for her, and seek to preserve her purity at all cost.

I covenant with You, Lord, that I will not engage in any sexual activity, outside of holding hands, kissing, or enjoying a loving embrace, prior to or outside of a marriage covenant.

I covenant with You, Lord, that, if—and when (it is hoped!)—I am privileged to remarry, I will love my wife with all that's within me; furthermore, I covenant with You that I will not do anything willfully that dishonors her or harms her or leads her away from You in any way.  As her husband, Lord, I will pray continually for her, seek always to communicate lovingly and honestly with her, and, under the inspiration of Your Holy Spirit, lead her to You in all things...even that which might seem trivial.  In all humility and submissiveness, Lord, I will put her well-being ahead of my very own.  And should we be blessed with children, Lord, she will remain my top priority—my second love—after You.