Let's talk relationships, and not just any relationship, but a relationship that is centered around Christ.
Maybe you're in a relationship right now that is not Christ-centered, you're both on different pages, and your morals and values don't align. OR maybe you're in a relationship where you're trying to change your significant other and bring him to Christ amongst a lot of effort on your part, and failed efforts at that. OR maybe you're in a relationship that you know is unhealthy, but you're holding on to it because sometimes it's good. OR maybe you're in a relationship where you know you deserve better, but you don't want to give up on it because you have a lot of history with this person, have grown up with this person, have invested a lot of time and effort, and you don't want to see a lot of years go to waste and be for nothing.
If you can identify with any of these scenarios with your relationship right now, let me tell you that you deserve so much better.
You deserve better than these broken relationships. Your worth in Christ is so much more than what you're experiencing in these kind of relationships. God wants so much more for you because you are His precious daughter, for you are far more precious than rubies (Proverbs 31:10).
You deserve a man who will respect you, who will respect your morals, who will respect your boundaries, and who will respect your relationship with Christ. If he loves you, he will want to be a better man for you. If he respects you, he won't tempt you or push you past the boundaries you've set for yourself in living a life for Christ. He won't push you past what you're comfortable with or feel is right based on your Christian morals and beliefs about what Christ wants for you. He will want to understand and pursue every part of you, including your relationship with Christ. He will see Christ in you and want to experience the same thing, and not just because he loves you and wants to please you, but because he also wants to pursue that kind of relationship with Christ, because he wants to become the future husband you deserve and the future father your children deserve, and because he values and understands how important a Christ-centered relationship and household is. He will know that you deserve a godly husband and father for your children who fears the Lord. A husband and father who is the head of the household, leading his family to Christ, and being the strong, Christian example for others to follow.
Girl, don't settle for a man who doesn't value your worth and who doesn't see that you deserve this kind of a man. Because you do...you REALLY do. I want so badly for you to have this and experience this kind of relationship and love for the rest of your life. I want you to have the relationship centered around Christ. I want you to have the relationship where you are both on the same page and working towards a relationship that is always pleasing to Him based on the decisions you make and the goals and boundaries you set for yourselves. I want you to receive His abundant blessings because you've chosen a life and relationship in Him and stayed the difficult course by fighting the good fight, finishing the race, and keeping the faith (2 Timothy 4:7), instead of a life and relationship of this world. I want you to experience a marriage that is built on a strong foundation because of Christ (Ecclesiastes 4:12), which will allow your relationship and lives to flourish by His grace.
If you are in a season of singleness right now, I want you to know your worth in Christ and be so grounded in your faith in the mean time that you have the patience to wait and the wisdom to know when the right man comes along that God specifically has for you. A man who will know how to fully love you as his wife because he loves Christ with His whole heart. I want you to realize your worth and what you deserve so that you can say no to those relationships that aren't good for you and not meant for you before they even get started, because you are confident in knowing what it is that God wants for your future and in your future husband.
Whether you're single, dating, engaged to be married, or married, you deserve the love that God intended for you to have, and that's the kind of love you should seek. If your relationship is currently not centered around Christ and His expectations for you, it's not too late to change that. But if you've asked yourself the very important questions relating to if you can see him changing and aligning with you in Christ, and that answer is no, then it's also okay if you find yourself having to come to terms with the reality that you may have to end it with that person. Your faith, relationship, and eternal future in Christ is far more important than holding onto a relationship that God does not intend for your future. I encourage you to seek the love and relationship He intended for you to have.
Seek a love that is founded in Him, that is pleasing to Him, that brings Him glory, that shines His light, that expresses His love, that seeks His council above all else, and that exemplifies His intentions of a godly marriage with Him at the center. A love with Christ at the center, with both partners pursuing Him and growing closer to Him, will do nothing but bring the couple closer together.
Girl, now that's the kind of love you truly deserve!
Love Always,
Jessy Marie
She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. - Proverbs 3:15-17
A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken. -Ecclesiastes 4:12
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