Weddings
In my "links" section, I have a link for my husband's blog. He wrote 2 good articles (actually, they are all good :) about us needing to buy a car and how we make decisions based on God's will. I was going to write something about this, but he seemed to cover it very well.In other news, we're going to a friend's wedding this weekend, as well as looking for a car. Before my own wedding, I think I had been to 1 or 2 weddings. In the past year, it's been 3 or 4. For me, it's fun to go to weddings now. If I had been single and going to all those weddings, it might have been hard. It seems that this culture is very romanticized. It's unusual to think that a person can be single and happy. And I understand how it's so hard to be content and single in this culture. I struggled with that after I became a Christian. What was I doing? It wasn't just being a Christian, but now I knew God. I truly knew Him. It wasn't just knowing facts about Him or having a feeling about Him, I knew Him. Why in the world would I not be content? The maker of this universe...I knew Him. Personally. I didn't need anyone else. So, why did I want someone else? God was very merciful to me and gave me that release from the idol that I had of being married, of having someone for my own. He allowed me to let go, to say to Him, "God, you are enough. You are truly all I need." And that was a wonderful place to be before I was married. It was not just words or mind only, it was truly from the heart.
For all my single friends, I hope you get to this point if you're not already there. If it seems like it's not happening, keep on praying about it. Keep on doing things to not tempt you (I would watch romantic comedies all the time when I was single and especially before I was a Christian). Write down a Scripture verse and keep it with you. Then, if you find yourself feeling down and discontented, you can read that.
The last Valentine's Day before I was single, I spent the night alone. My roommates were gone and I had no plans for the evening. So, I got my Bible and my notebook and my pen (pink, of course) and I thought about what I wanted in a guy. Then I looked to see in the Bible where God filled that description. It was amazing. One of the my top qualities was a guy who would fight for me. Do you know how many times it says that in the Bible? Here are a few verses for you to look up:
Ex. 14:14, Ex 14:25, Deut 1:30, Deut 3:22, Jos 23:3, Neh 4:20
It was a great time for me and I would heartily recommend it to anyone. Married or single. I'm not saying this to say what a great person I am or how spiritual I am, I'm saying this because God showed me what to do and he gave me the ability to do it. He was the one who gave me that release. The credit goes to Him, not to me. He is the one...he loved me and still does.
"For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord" Rom 8:38-39
posted by Katie @ 8:55 AM
2 Comments:
Good Pot! and so true! I think it is hard soemtimes being single, and by that I mean not married(as we discussed last night :) ) But I think you are dead on about being COMPLETELY satisfied in Christ before being married. I think(and again, i'm not married but I know i've experienced it in relationships) that there are times, many times, where your husband/friend/boyfriend/job/etc. is going to let you down,. THey are not always going to be there for you. They are human, inperfect. So if you place all your trust and hope in someone or something that is not God, you are bound to be disappointed many times throughout your life. And if before you establish these relationships, you are not fully satisfied in Christ, it will be difficult (As if it's not difficult enough already) to be completely satisfied in Him.
. . .and by good pot, i mean good post!!:)
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