Last week or so I went to church for this monthly youth council meeting to plan for upcoming events regarding the youth, but God had other plans. For some reason myself and this other lady also apart of the youth council board could not find where the meeting took place, and ironically no one was there to direct us.
So in the midst of our waiting we began to talk. The conversation first centered around VBS the past week, and how God had done amazing things within the youth during that week. However, interestingly and seemingly randomly the conversation then turned its focus on MARRIAGE.
Marriage must be the theme of the summer. A couple friends from highschool were recently married, engagements coming left and right, weddings coming left and right...Marriage seems to be where its at?!
As the conversation progressed, this lady said something that truly stuck with me. She said,
"one of the most uncomfortable positions a believer can be in, is realizing that they married someone outside of the will God has for them."
How do we know God's will for us exactly? Well one sure way is to check our emotions.
Song of Solomon (Songs) 2:7 says..."not to awaken love until the time is right."
Obviously feelings of love can create strong emotions, but feelings aren't enough to support a long lasting relationship. This particular passage specifically tells us to WAIT! We cannot force romance to do the job commitment was made to do.
God's will is essentially keeping in line with God's will. How do we do that? By keeping Him FIRST! God must be the center-piece of your relationship. And if God is the center-piece of a relationship, than those two people in a relationship have to be passionately concerned about their individual relationship with God.
I am not going to go into much detail about what to look for, and how do you know if someone is the right one. Right now I don't believe that is my position to do so, and as I continue to grow I truly believe God will answer those specific questions if we seek and ask Him.
As I continue to understand God's character more, the more I discover just how orderly God is. He is a God of order and everything is done in an orderly PROCESS. I love that word! Process truly brings about progress. So don't bypass the process of a relationship (friendship) and let the relationship naturally progress in the Lord's timing!
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Matthew 6:33-34
New Living Translation (NLT)
Proverbs 3:5-6
New Living Translation (NLT)
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.
6 Seek his will in all you do,
and he will show you which path to take.
do not depend on your own understanding.
6 Seek his will in all you do,
and he will show you which path to take.
Also, check out this short video from a friend. I think the message is truly relevant and on time!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fjGNDFfXp2o
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