When I was ten, the idea having to wait 11 or 12 years to get married seemed like it would never happen. Who knew waiting only a little over 2 1/2 years would seem even longer? At the moment, I am not engaged, but I am, what my boyfriend and I call "engaged to be engaged," if you catch my drift. We are courting, and we KNOW through intense prayer that God has marriage instore for our relationship. I think knowing that we are going to get married makes it a little hard to wait.
I have never had a first kiss, let alone sex, but knowing that I will marry this man makes me desire to give those things to him. I know that is not what God wants and doesn't glorify God, which is why we are waiting for those blessings until we ARE married. But through all of this "hardship," or at least was feels hard, God is showing me the importance of being patient and waiting. Seeing my other friends getting engaged and married makes me jealous, but God is teaching me that if I am just content in Him and just enjoy the moments I have right now with my boyfriend, those days will fly by and seem so much better rather than being jealous, grumpy, and impatient because I am not getting what I want right now.
Heck, I am scared out of my mind for when we get married, but I am excited. God is really preparing me to be a good wife to David by reminding me the importance of saving my money for our relationship, getting rid of the excess of things that I have, and remaining faithful and serving to the Lord. Through every one of those things, Christ is teaching me to remain patient, humble, and modable by Him.
I am excited for the future, but I am content in the present because each day I spend with my Lord and my boyfriend are moments that I need to treasure. Who knows what could happen. I will be modable and patient for what God wants to show me. God bless.
"Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find (true) delight. turn my heart toward your statues and not toward selfish gain. Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word."
-- Psalm 119: 35-37
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Genesis 1:1-2:25
Interesting...for a new year there is the history of God's new creation. It's so easy to just read the Creation story plainly. If you think about it, you know how amazing it must have been...or for us WOULD HAVE BEEN to actually watch that go on?!? I mean, the animals didn't just pop up out of no where or evolve S L O W L Y out of goop, but God created them from DNA up, each animal as its own kind. Wow! That just would have been so amazing...no...it WAS and IS amazing.
Matthew 1:1-2:12
Just passing Christmas, it is so amazing to still read Christ's birth story. Although he was, at this point, considered a lowly carpenter, Jesus was of the royal line of David. is past was made up of Jews, non-Jews, harlots, adulterers, corrupt kings, and even the nobodies. By using these many different kinds of people, God shows that He really does care about them and that He works through all things.
Mary was only betrothed to Joseph during this whole situation. To be betrothed means to be "married" for a year before actually consumating the marriage. That would be a little bit like mine and David's relationship. To him, I'm sure it must have looked like she had just gone out and cheated on him while waiting to be truly married. Although he assumed this, God protected her and the whole situation by revealing the truth to Joseph. This just shows how God will always reveal the truth in the end. Also, this is cool because I just realized how God makes a point of showing how important our history is and how He works everything out according to His will. Just think...if ANYTHING at all had happened to your Great-great-great-great great-grandfather while he was young, such as dying, YOU wouldn't be there...God protected those poeple in our past so that we could be here today! Isn't that awesome? I think so!
Psalm 1:1-6
This shows the importance of a healthy relationship with God. It takes meditating on Him and His Word day and night. It's not an easy task , it will take work and determination but it IS possible! David compares that relationship to a fruit tree planted near a stream. If it's near a stream it is constantly being fed and nourished. Even during droughts it will still be fed better than other trees not planted near the stream at all. It will be sturdy. Also, it's points out the importance of keeping away from THE WAYS of the world. This doesn't mean we don't involve ourselves with the people to bring them to the Lord, but it means we don't follow in their worldly and wicked ways. We can't just leave our Christian environments and friends though because that would be like cutting off one of the supply creeks to our stream that is constantly feeding and strengthening us. The more we do that, the less spiritual nourishment we have and we will continue to slowly wither from the Lord.
Proverbs 1:1-6
The purpose in these Proverbs is to help us grow in wisdom and discernment in many different situations.
Interesting...for a new year there is the history of God's new creation. It's so easy to just read the Creation story plainly. If you think about it, you know how amazing it must have been...or for us WOULD HAVE BEEN to actually watch that go on?!? I mean, the animals didn't just pop up out of no where or evolve S L O W L Y out of goop, but God created them from DNA up, each animal as its own kind. Wow! That just would have been so amazing...no...it WAS and IS amazing.
Matthew 1:1-2:12
Just passing Christmas, it is so amazing to still read Christ's birth story. Although he was, at this point, considered a lowly carpenter, Jesus was of the royal line of David. is past was made up of Jews, non-Jews, harlots, adulterers, corrupt kings, and even the nobodies. By using these many different kinds of people, God shows that He really does care about them and that He works through all things.
Mary was only betrothed to Joseph during this whole situation. To be betrothed means to be "married" for a year before actually consumating the marriage. That would be a little bit like mine and David's relationship. To him, I'm sure it must have looked like she had just gone out and cheated on him while waiting to be truly married. Although he assumed this, God protected her and the whole situation by revealing the truth to Joseph. This just shows how God will always reveal the truth in the end. Also, this is cool because I just realized how God makes a point of showing how important our history is and how He works everything out according to His will. Just think...if ANYTHING at all had happened to your Great-great-great-great great-grandfather while he was young, such as dying, YOU wouldn't be there...God protected those poeple in our past so that we could be here today! Isn't that awesome? I think so!
Psalm 1:1-6
This shows the importance of a healthy relationship with God. It takes meditating on Him and His Word day and night. It's not an easy task , it will take work and determination but it IS possible! David compares that relationship to a fruit tree planted near a stream. If it's near a stream it is constantly being fed and nourished. Even during droughts it will still be fed better than other trees not planted near the stream at all. It will be sturdy. Also, it's points out the importance of keeping away from THE WAYS of the world. This doesn't mean we don't involve ourselves with the people to bring them to the Lord, but it means we don't follow in their worldly and wicked ways. We can't just leave our Christian environments and friends though because that would be like cutting off one of the supply creeks to our stream that is constantly feeding and strengthening us. The more we do that, the less spiritual nourishment we have and we will continue to slowly wither from the Lord.
Proverbs 1:1-6
The purpose in these Proverbs is to help us grow in wisdom and discernment in many different situations.
Proverbs 1:7
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge but fools despise wisdom and discipline."
- I don't want to be a fool! -
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