Hello everyone!
I hope you all have been enjoying yourselves this week. This week for me has literally flown by and before I knew it, Friday was here! I have been very busy this past week and a half which is why I hadn't had the chance to sit down and blog. Over my long weekend I really got to spend a lot of time with the awesome girls on my floor. God has brought me some awesome friends this year that and I am so thankful for that. I also wrote my 11 page paper for my mental health class and studied for some other nursing classes. I'm learning so much this semester and I'm finding out more and more each day why I am called into nursing. I love my clinicals and I love just being able to care for the patients. I am so blessed to be called into such a great field!
I want to continue talking about and expounding on my last post about the pure side of romance that God presents to His people in the Bible. I want to apply this to relationships with the opposite sex and just reveal God's heart on this matter. I am no expert in this area, by any means, but God has really given me wisdom in this area as I sought after Him. In my own life I always go to God for advice first because He is full of wisdom to offer His children. I really felt God give me words of wisdom in the area of romantic relationships even though I don't have a dating history. I don't believe you need any sort of history to receive knowledge from God. You just need to be open to what He will speak to you and be ready to bring it to others.
I want to start off today talking a little bit about what God says about what a relationship should look like with the opposite sex. I truly believe the main thing that should be important in a these romantic relationships is a strong foundation in the Lord. I mentioned this in my last post, but it is very important so I'm going to say it again. When a relationship is founded on Jesus and His love for us we are secure enough to love the other person. That's why both the man and woman who enter into this relationship should first have a strong relationship with God. That is the starting point of a relationship that will truly withstand any test or trial. Now, I'm going to break this down a little bit. I've heard so many people in relationships talk about how their boyfriend/girlfriend is needy. They always need more affection, more gifts, more time with the other person in the relationship and then this causes some issues. I have also heard of many relationships where, usually for girls, one person is not secure enough in themselves so they depend on the other person for support. Both of these scenarios present a big problem. When entering into a relationship, we should be so secure in God that we don't need the validation of another person. The God of the universe created us all uniquely and beautifully and we don't need another person's affection to feel this way. God's love is more than enough. When a man and a woman believe that they can now enter into a relationship totally secure in how much God loves them and they won't put any pressure on each other.
1 Corinthians 6:19 says, "Do you not know that your body is the temple (the very sanctuary) of the Holy Spirit Who lives within you, Whom you have received (as a Gift) from God? You are not your own." I love this scripture because it basically says that we are God's people. He made us and we are completely His. When we give ourselves to Him and make Him our Lord and Savior we are not our own. He lives within us and we need to be led by Him each day of our lives. To me this means that when I'm in a relationship I am Jesus' daughter and I need to always be aware of that. I want to respect Him first because He's my Father. A pure romance that originates with the Father will be reflective of this truth. I'm not writing this to tell people to stop doing inappropriate things in their relationships. I am just writing about what God thinks about a relationship. He wants us to respect our bodies and stay pure sexually till He brings us our partners for marriage. One of the most beautiful things in life is a purity. These days, it is hard to remain pure. We are surrounded by so many perverted things on television, in music, and in magazines. However, it is not impossible to remain pure. God gives us the strength to overcome temptations.
You might be reading this and feel that you've already messed up in this area. However, I'm here to tell you that there is redemption in Jesus. He makes you new every day and all you need to do is come to Him. He is the healer of your heart and He wants you whole. So, if you've made a mistake, like every human being has on this planet, bring it to Him and know He has already forgiven you. You can move forward and live the life He has called you to live. You don't have to be perfect to have this pure romance God has called you to have. You just need to trust Him and be obedient to His voice.
One last thing I want to mention is that God wants every relationship in our lives to be filled with complete love. It's not always easy to love other people. From experience, I know that I have had a hard time always loving people. 1 Corinthians 13 is the love chapter in the New Testament which gives a perfect picture of God's love for us and how we should love others. I believe this love is especially important in romantic relationships. I'm going to apply this to my relationship with my boyfriend. If I don't know how much God loves me, how can I love my boyfriend? If I wasn't sure of the love God had for me, I probably wouldn't be able to treat him the right way. 1 Corinthians 13:7 says, "Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, is hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything without weakening."I love this verse because it totally applies to what a committed, romantic relationship should look like. I need to believe the best about my boyfriend no matter how I feel that day because God believes the best about me. I need to look through the eyes of love and respect him for who God made him to be. I encourage everyone to read the rest of this great chapter because it is such an awesome picture of love.
I believe this post is something that God really wanted me to discuss and I know it will really minister to you. Sometime next week I want to continue this series and talk a little bit about how God led me to date my boyfriend. I also want to talk about the levels of a relationship and what God has to say about those different levels. Have a great weekend and thanks for reading!
I want to start off today talking a little bit about what God says about what a relationship should look like with the opposite sex. I truly believe the main thing that should be important in a these romantic relationships is a strong foundation in the Lord. I mentioned this in my last post, but it is very important so I'm going to say it again. When a relationship is founded on Jesus and His love for us we are secure enough to love the other person. That's why both the man and woman who enter into this relationship should first have a strong relationship with God. That is the starting point of a relationship that will truly withstand any test or trial. Now, I'm going to break this down a little bit. I've heard so many people in relationships talk about how their boyfriend/girlfriend is needy. They always need more affection, more gifts, more time with the other person in the relationship and then this causes some issues. I have also heard of many relationships where, usually for girls, one person is not secure enough in themselves so they depend on the other person for support. Both of these scenarios present a big problem. When entering into a relationship, we should be so secure in God that we don't need the validation of another person. The God of the universe created us all uniquely and beautifully and we don't need another person's affection to feel this way. God's love is more than enough. When a man and a woman believe that they can now enter into a relationship totally secure in how much God loves them and they won't put any pressure on each other.
1 Corinthians 6:19 says, "Do you not know that your body is the temple (the very sanctuary) of the Holy Spirit Who lives within you, Whom you have received (as a Gift) from God? You are not your own." I love this scripture because it basically says that we are God's people. He made us and we are completely His. When we give ourselves to Him and make Him our Lord and Savior we are not our own. He lives within us and we need to be led by Him each day of our lives. To me this means that when I'm in a relationship I am Jesus' daughter and I need to always be aware of that. I want to respect Him first because He's my Father. A pure romance that originates with the Father will be reflective of this truth. I'm not writing this to tell people to stop doing inappropriate things in their relationships. I am just writing about what God thinks about a relationship. He wants us to respect our bodies and stay pure sexually till He brings us our partners for marriage. One of the most beautiful things in life is a purity. These days, it is hard to remain pure. We are surrounded by so many perverted things on television, in music, and in magazines. However, it is not impossible to remain pure. God gives us the strength to overcome temptations.
You might be reading this and feel that you've already messed up in this area. However, I'm here to tell you that there is redemption in Jesus. He makes you new every day and all you need to do is come to Him. He is the healer of your heart and He wants you whole. So, if you've made a mistake, like every human being has on this planet, bring it to Him and know He has already forgiven you. You can move forward and live the life He has called you to live. You don't have to be perfect to have this pure romance God has called you to have. You just need to trust Him and be obedient to His voice.
One last thing I want to mention is that God wants every relationship in our lives to be filled with complete love. It's not always easy to love other people. From experience, I know that I have had a hard time always loving people. 1 Corinthians 13 is the love chapter in the New Testament which gives a perfect picture of God's love for us and how we should love others. I believe this love is especially important in romantic relationships. I'm going to apply this to my relationship with my boyfriend. If I don't know how much God loves me, how can I love my boyfriend? If I wasn't sure of the love God had for me, I probably wouldn't be able to treat him the right way. 1 Corinthians 13:7 says, "Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, is hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything without weakening."I love this verse because it totally applies to what a committed, romantic relationship should look like. I need to believe the best about my boyfriend no matter how I feel that day because God believes the best about me. I need to look through the eyes of love and respect him for who God made him to be. I encourage everyone to read the rest of this great chapter because it is such an awesome picture of love.
I believe this post is something that God really wanted me to discuss and I know it will really minister to you. Sometime next week I want to continue this series and talk a little bit about how God led me to date my boyfriend. I also want to talk about the levels of a relationship and what God has to say about those different levels. Have a great weekend and thanks for reading!
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