Episode 83 Pursuing Purity with Monique De Leon

In today's episode, John talks with Monique De Leon - worship leader, speaker, author of the book Pursuing Purity Under Pressure, and host of Bite Size Insight with Monique Podcast. Monique is a proud 39-year-old virgin and shares her message of staying pure until you get married. Listen to this episode to learn more: [00:49] - Monique's message to everyone and why it is so needed [05:23] - About Hookers for Jesus and Destiny House [09:12] - Discipline and self-control are necessary for every area of life [11:28] - Approaching the idea of abstinence to a divorced parent [15:25] - About her book: Pursuing Purity Under Pressure [18:02] - Marketing her message [20:02] - Dealing with people who disagree with her message [22:13] - The impact her message has on her dating life [25:25] - Figure out who you are in order to know what you're supposed to do [30:29] - Do people value marriage anymore? [32:38] - Learn to accept rejection [34:59] - Treat the first person you date as your spouse [37:58] - How Monique builds and improves her significant relationships [39:19] - Monique's definition of success NOTABLE QUOTES: "We don't teach people to practice discipline or self-control any longer. And so because of that, you have things that just become rampant, and you will see society crumble because of it." "Figure out who you are to know where you're going and what you're supposed to do." "You should learn more about what you don't want versus what you do want." "Don't take rejections too personally because being rejected by someone doesn't mean that there's something wrong with you as an individual, you're just not a good fit for that person." "Rejection is a part of life." "The first person you date is not very likely going to be the person you marry." "Success is doing what I was created and designed to do and fulfilling all of that." BOOK MENTIONED: The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life by Bruce Wilkinson and David Kopp MOVIES MENTIONED: Dune Galaxy Quest The Family Man USEFUL LINKS: https://moniquedeleon.com/  https://www.instagram.com/iammoniquedeleon  https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquedeleon  https://www.youtube.com/user/exodusforyou  https://t.me/moniquedeleon  CONNECT WITH JOHN Website - https://thejohnhulen.com  Clubhouse - https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@johnhulen  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnhulen  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/johnhulen  Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/johnhulen  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhulen  YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLX_NchE8lisC4NL2GciIWA  EPISODE CREDITS Intro music provided by Tony Palacios -  https://www.instagram.com/tonytonedog/  Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/