True Love Waits Purpose

True Love Waits is an international campaign designed to challenge young people to remain sexually abstinent until marriage.

Over a million young people have pledged: "Believing that true love waits I make a pledge to God, myself, my family and my future spouse, to be sexually pure until marridge, by the grace of God.."

True Love Waits has a four-fold purpose:

• Guide students to make a commitment to sexual abstinence until marriage.
• Allow students who have made a commitment to abstinence a chance to reaffirm that promise and challenge other students to do so.
• Guide parents of students to make or reaffirm a commitment to biblical standards of sexual behavior and model a life committed to sexual purity.
• Give adults a tangible way to affirm and encourage students making a commitment to sexual abstinence until marriage.

The theme True Love Waits carries significant meaning.

True love for God. Obeying God's commandments is a pure way to show your love for Him. True love for yourself. Your concern for yourself can allow you to choose to avoid that which leads to guilt, broken relationships, disease, and even death.  True love for your family. Honoring and obeying your parents and siblings is a natural result of honoring God in your life.   True love for friends. Sex before marriage always hurts people. You can choose not to hurt others through sexual misbehavior.  True love for your future mate and future children. You can begin now loving the mate and children that God will give you.