Who are you?

Something i have been thinking about is one's image.
i was on the phone with a friend and the words that were told to me were this, "you were/are a goody-goody." i immediately told that friend to not call me that because it has a negative connotation. then i realized that our society needs to change that statement/identification into a positive meaning.
i was a goody-goody in high school & in college (i tried to not be for a little while). i don't regret it because the decisions i have made have brought me to where i am today: serving as a high school leader in my local church and being able to travel the world. my life goal is to remain pure at heart and follow the Lord with every cell in my body.
so why do we not want to be a goody-goody? i have an idea. when i was in high school, i wanted a "cool testimony" by having conquered struggles. however, one thing i have learned as i have grown in my walk is that we don't have to go through certain struggles to have a testimony. if we want the likeness of Jesus then we need to follow His example. easier said than done, i know. We all struggle with different things but i want my students to know that it is okay if they have no desire to date or party. it is okay that you haven't had your first kiss, it is wonderful that you have never dated and you are only 16! i'm 23 going on 24 and never have been in a relationship. i was 19 when i had my first kiss and i don't regret that. i do wish i have waited for my first kiss but we learn by the decisions that we make. the purity testimony needs to encouraged by our fellow churches. we need to explain what it means to be pure and why it is so important. we need to tell these kids that being pure is accepted in our society. we need to break the skewed vision of this world. I pray for purity to be released on this earth.

Blessed are the PURE in heart, for they shall SEE God.
Matthew 5:8

I want to see God and i am willing to stay the goody-goody & have my identity in God.
are you willing?