This is a brief thought that I pray snags your attention girls. We are very emotional beings and while that isn’t a bad thing, we can’t just let our hearts spill all over the floor all the time; if we’re relying on Abba however, we shouldn’t have to worry about any leaks in the first place! Either way, we tend to get wrapped up in wanting to fit in and have someone to love us and for us to love. This can be very dangerous in a world that states we HAVE to have boyfriend or else something is wrong with us. The Word of God says otherwise, the Word of God says wait. I covered most of this in Proverbs 31 though, so I’m just going to move along:
Let’s realize something girls… we can’t stop men from chasing us. We’re women, men are wired to like women, and it’s just how it goes. We can’t decide the type of man to chase us, and we can’t control who does and doesn't chase us. However we should remember that just because someone wants to date or court you it does not mean they are the one you should be allowing to catch you.
Did you get that? Just because a boy comes across your path and is the sweetest-cutest-most-sensitive-Christian guy ever… that doesn't mean you should just give your heart away, assuming “its love” and therefore “meant to be.”
Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of life.
Proverbs 4:23 (NKJV)
Jesus wants us to guard our hearts. Not because He doesn’t want us to have fun in life, and not because He doesn’t understand how much you absolutely-positively-can’t-live-without-him-love this guy; BUT because He cares about you. Jesus under no circumstances wants to see you hurting because you fell for someone out of His will. If you’re not careful about guarding your heart until the right guy comes along, then there’s going to be a painful ending.
“Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap;”
Luke 21:34 (NASB)
I want to make sure that we understand God’s given us free will. If you choose to let your heart go to someone it’s not God’s fault, it’s your own. We all too often pray that God would “just let this be the man you have for me!” instead of asking if he is or not. Instead of putting aside our emotions and what we want to truly seek out God’s will for our lives, we jump the gun and pray our way through the whole thing: “please, let him be the one… please Lord, I love You, thank You, Amen.” Then a breakup happens seemingly out of the blue and suddenly… it’s God’s fault? Give me a break.
I’m not trying to rain on your parade here; that was me once too. In fact, I'm still healing from it. That’s why I can so boldly point this out. My heart breaks and shatters for every girl out there giving away pieces of her heart instead of waiting. I can only pray that many of you will grab hold of this revelation through the grace of Jesus sooner than I did.
You can’t stop them from chasing, but you can choose who you let yourself fall for. You can’t whip your finger at God as though it’s His fault if you give your heart to just any guy and then that boy breaks your heart; if you’re walking in His will you won’t have to worry that the end result will be the end, because the main goal would be marriage, and marriage is meant to be for life.
We can’t zero in on exactly the right guy for us, but when we’re dancing with Jesus and our passion is for Him, we can trust that He will allow only the right man to cut in. He will take our hand and place it in the hand of our husband. In a sense, we can trust that He will place us in the arms of the person we’re meant to be in the arms of. If our eyes aren’t on Jesus, then we may let ourselves fall into the arms of someone who just can’t support us the way we need.
My sisters in Christ, there is no need to worry about who you’re going to marry, when you’re going to marry them, or even what they will be, look, and act like. If you’re seeking God first, then the only man who will enter your heart will be the right one. I should also add that if you're truly seeking out Abba first you're going to be so enthralled by our great King that guys wont matter anyway! So the one that is legit will have to prove it to Abba Himself first!
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