Excerpt from My God and Me: Listening, Learning and Growing on My Journey (Jones, 2009) Does your word choice represent what you really want? Do your actions speak to what you need? Do the people you push away really mean nothing at all, or are you fighting because they matter too much? Is this a [...]
Filed under: Practicing Patience Through Dating, Preparation for the Marriage Relationship on December 8th, 2012 | No Comments »
“So, I had to ask myself this week – why is submission such a dirty word to me?
I am okay with giving up material goods – sacrificing my last dollar, the clothes off my back or even sharing my home. Sacrifice? No big deal. Surrender? Well, I’ve learned to surrender my all to Jesus. I’ve learned to trust that God is in control of everything involving my life. So, surrender – I can do that. I am submitted to God – no doubt about that…. Being a yielded vessel for God sounds great, but being a yielded vessel for God’s people…well… that’s another story….
Imagine how amazing life would be if each of us could get over ourselves every day and serve our loved ones, our community and our neighbors selflessly. Imagine if we simply laid down our life to serve and to love. In such a world, no one would go hungry or thirsty for God’s grace and mercy.”
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Filed under: Cultivating My Spirit, Preparation for the Marriage Relationship, Relationship with God, Trust, Walking in the Word on May 3rd, 2012 | No Comments »
Being celibate has made me more aware of the “little” sins – the small offenses that can pollute a relationship. I am generally very quick to accept correction (or correct myself) and offer my apologies and reparations. I’ve grown to love honesty: the art of naked conversation. When you’re not trying to impress people with your sexual prowess, you feel incredibly free to speak your mind about who you are and where you are in life. Patience has become a great virtue of mine – I used to pray for patience; it is now firmly scratched off my “I Need” list. Seriously, when you’ve waited over a decade for anything, it takes a while to get riled up about much of anything.Compromising my principles is not an option.
Filed under: Pop Culture v. The Bible, Preparation for the Marriage Relationship, Relationship with God on December 15th, 2011 | 8 Comments »
It is through the provision of Jesus Christ that mankind can return to God – again and again. God provided Jesus to us as redemption for every aspect of our lives. Jesus is not only the conqueror of death, He is our chief life warrior as well. Equally as important as dying to our nature, is living in His Spirit.
In marriage, this means that through the Christ that has already been provided as a sacrifice and deposit for the hearts of Believers, a man and wife can turn to each other to offer redemption and to be redeemed from each and every fall – each and every stumble, every instance of poor judgment and all their wrongful acts caused by their insecurities. Mercy, grace and forgiveness are all rolled into redemption. Redemption is the active process of reclaiming something of value to the owner – the person the redeemed belongs to.
Filed under: Preparation for the Marriage Relationship, Relationship with God, Walking in the Word on December 9th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I didn’t understand love because I had no understanding of God. As I have grown to know God, my understanding of love has increased. My increased understanding of love has led me to a better expectation of my husband’s character and behavior towards me. God has also developed my discernment, which greatly improves my ability to see the difference between what is truly Christ-like and what is only a mask of Christ-likeness.
Filed under: Knowledge & Understanding, Love, Preparation for the Marriage Relationship, Relationship with God, Walking in the Word on December 1st, 2011 | 12 Comments »
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