Legendary rocker Lenny Kravitz recently held a discussion about how he made a commitment to remaining celibate while attempting to find the right woman he would like to spend the rest of his life with. This is an astounding revelation when you look at the culture of the entertainment industry, both music and film, especially that of rock music that is usually all about a sexual promiscuous, party-till-your-liver-explodes lifestyle.
Of course, the Holy Scriptures talk at length about how sex is something sacred that is to be between one man and one woman united in matrimony, and there are blessings to be found in such an arrangement even between couples that are not believers in Christ. Society as a whole benefits from strong families that are established this way.
According to The Christian Tribune, Kravitz said that his choice to engage in celibacy was “a spiritual thing.” He then revealed he’s been celibate for a decade already, proving he’s truly dedicated to his principles. the “Are You Gonna Go My Way” singer also claimed that he would like to be in a relationship, but has become very accustomed to his current way of life.
“I have become very set in my ways, in the way I live,” he said.
Furthermore, Kravitz indicated that he tries to become more like our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in his daily life. “I really do use Christ as my example and try to live this life,” he added. The rocker also noted his ambition to be celibate in a 2008 interview with CBS Sunday Morning, where he claimed it would help him find the right woman. ”So I’m not going to waver on that,” Kravitz said. “That’s a promise I made to God three years ago.”
Kravitz further discussed his fame and explained that he never viewed himself as a “gorgeous” person. “Not. At. All. I never thought that and still don’t think that. … I have grown to accept myself and be comfortable with myself, but I have never been one to look in a mirror and go: ‘Ooh yeah, look at that! You’re so beautiful.’ And especially not back then, as a teen. Absolutely not,” he said.
He told The Guardian that he prioritizes his health, mind, and spirituality, noting that he requires all three to be intact. “It’s about body, mind and spirit. I want all of those three elements aligned. If my body’s in shape and my spirit and mind are not, then it’s just something nice to look at or to boast about. Who cares? For me, all of it has to be aligned. And I have to do the work it takes to have all of those in alignment so my being can be at its maximum.”
The rocker has been very outspoken about his faith in Christ over the years, including during an interview with the Oprah Winfrey Network. He spoke of a spiritual experience he had back when he was a child that led him to the Lord, recounting how he was ill in the hospital and another kid at the facility spoke to him about Jesus.
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“And he started to tell me, this is that as a kid now, so he’s telling me all about Christ and all this scripture and things, and was, you know, just talking to me and reading to me. And it’s quite interesting, because you have these two, like young boys just sitting there talking and having this great conversation about God and love and Christ and and all of this,” he recalled.
He then added, “And that night, I can’t explain it to you, but the presence of God was in the room, not just I’m talking about something really heavy and thick, and the two of us felt it just kind of came over us. And we were both crying, because whatever his presence was was so overwhelming that it just, it just hit you in your spirit, that was it no explaining, no and I knew that it was, you know, we were having an experience with God that was a true experience, the spirit, the being, the power that created me was right there with me. I didn’t need to go to anybody to deal with God. I didn’t need to. He just right there. It was a personal experience.”
How cool is that?
What a great testimony of the power of Christ to transform our lives and help us see the world and our own desires differently, through His own eyes. Pray for Lenny Kravitz to continue loving, worshiping, and obeying God.