bachelors Madison Prewett admits she struggled with waiting until marriage to have sex.
Before the release of his book The love that everyone wants: what you seek is already yoursThe 27-year-old shared a message to everyone on Instagram, “Who’s trying to stay clean (and struggling).”
The reality star wrote on Thursday that abstinence until marrying Grant Trout in October “wasn’t easy” but was “worth it.”
“People didn’t understand, but as a Christian, you become okay with not being understood,” Prewett wrote. “This promise was never meant for other people anyway.”
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Prewett understood that chastity was “much more than abstinence from sex,” she continued. “It is what your eyes see and what your ears hear. That’s how you fill your time, you’re asked to leave sleep early because of the movie that’s showing. He calls your mom to pick you up from a night out with friends that turned into a party. It’s the music you listen to and the words you don’t say.”
She explained that, in her opinion, “God is not trying to withhold anything good from you” while abstaining from sex.
“It’s just the opposite,” Prewett wrote. “Contrary to popular opinion, the pursuit of cleanliness gives more than it takes. God asks these things from you to PROTECT you and your heart.”
Grant Troutt and Madison Prewett. Madison Prewett/Instagram
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Prewett found that practicing abstinence “brought peace, confidence, joy, and even freedom from the things that tried to shame me.”
“Society paints the idea of purity as a list of reproaches and rules that TAKE AWAY your individuality,” she wrote. “This could not be further from my experience. While there have been ups and downs, lessons learned, and relationships hurt due to the pursuit of purity, one of the biggest things was PROTECTING me growing up. I assure you that following God’s way is always in your best interest, He only loves you and wants the best for you and your heart.”
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Prewett, who appeared in Peter Weber’s season Bachelor, got engaged to Troutt, 27, in August 2022 after eight months of dating; they were married three months later.
Prewett told PEOPLE at the time of her wedding that the Christian faith has always been the “foundation” of her relationship with Troutt, an athlete and church speaker and minister.
What we are most excited about is living together, she said. “We are most looking forward to fulfilling God’s purpose for our life together. We can’t wait to join the local church and welcome the community to our new home!”
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