Letter to my sister on her 16th birthday along with her promise ring

Song Of Songs 6:5
I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine.

This ring is a promise to God, yourself, and your future husband.

Just like the verse says that is inscribed in your ring. You are beloved. If you look up the definition of beloved in the dictionary (I had to do it online since I didn’t bring one with me) it says that beloved means: Greatly loved; dear to the heart. And you my sister are beloved by God himself. If you read Song of Songs (ewwww I know its gushy) it is basically a love letter from God himself to you. Song of Songs 4:7 says “You are so beautiful, my beloved, so perfect in every part”. That is God himself saying that he loves you. The very same God who created the stars, tells the rain when to pour, destroys great nations, and dances over you while you sleep. You are his daughter, bride, and beloved one. His grace, kindness, joy are within you. This ring is a promise to that very same God. A promise that you will love him and call him your beloved. God has a plan for you. He knows your needs. He delights in you. He feels your pain. He holds your hand as you walk through life. He wants nothing but good things for you. He is your faithful lover.

In the words of Shakespeare “To thine own self be true”. There will be times in your life when you will have to choose what is best for you, and I hope you feel this ring on your finger and it reminds you of your promise. A promise to respect yourself, and set yourself apart. You have chosen to treat your body like the temple that God made it to be. I want you to learn to truly love yourself. I know some days it will be hard to do that (not only on bad hair days). Get to know yourself. Find out what makes your heart soar, and what makes you tick (I already know how to push your buttons ;p ). Feel confident in yourself, you can achieve anything if you set your mind to it.

And as for your future husband. Yes I know boys are all icky right now, and books are way better, but there will come a time when that will change. With this ring you are making a promise to a man you have yet to meet, or maybe you have met him already. It’s a symbol of purity, love, devotion, and a gift to him on the day of your wedding. This ring will be there to remind you not only to be true to your future husband, but also remind you to guard yourself around other girl’s future husbands. Don’t do anything with a guy that you wouldn’t want another girl doing with your future husband. Remember to never lower your standards. There is a guy out there waiting for you to come along and organize all of his books. Just like Jacob worked over two thousand five hundred days to win Rachel’s hand in marriage (Genesis 29:18). There is someone out there who cherishes you enough to wait for you.

So my dear sister I hope you decide to take this ring and make it your life promise.