Walking through life with my gaze on The Morning Star
I know. You may have cringed a little seeing the title. I was even unsure if I should talk about this, since posts about praying for your future husband seems like the Christian influencer “go-to.” Let me be the first to say, I’m a little tired of these posts, too XD
I’m not your average girl who grew up praying for her future husband or writing letters to him. In fact, the whole concept made me feel uncomfortable.
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“All men are the same.”
You may be familiar with this statement. Perhaps you’ve said it yourself. In some way, a man has hurt you deeply and whether you realize it or not, that moment shaped how you would continue to view men.
I myself have been burned by men in my life, but it wasn’t until my breakup that I really started to think… “Wow. All men are the same.”
My ex was the one guy I thought I could trust, but he was the one who told me lies and cheated on me the entire time we were together. He broke my heart, my trust, and after that day my faith in men was lost.
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“So it’s okay to trust again?”
When my friend asked me this, I couldn’t help but smile because not long ago I’d asked myself that same question.
For most of my life I have spent Valentine’s Day as single as they come – except for last year. I was in a long distance relationship at the time and was so excited to have my first Valentine’s Day with my boyfriend. While we were unable to spend it together in person, it was still really special for me.
This year, however, I am facing Valentine’s Day as a single young woman. Only before, I would daydream about my future man and how special Valentine’s Day would be with him. This year, I’m looking at Valentine’s Day and feeling heartbroken because I had a taste of what it was like to spend it with someone I loved, but now that’s gone.
Forgiveness is hard sometimes, isn’t it? I know I can hold anger toward people for a long time if they have wronged me – or even if they wronged someone close to me. I may say I forgive them, but my heart is still harboring bitterness. Is that really forgiveness? No, it’s not.
I recently was inspired by Paul when reading 2 Timothy Chapter 4. In verse 16 he says,
*hums* “Read your Bible, pray every day and you’ll grow, grow, grow. But if you don’t read your Bible forget to pray, then you’ll shrink, shrink, shrink.”
Working in Children’s Ministry the past few years and being introduced to all these kid’s songs has made me realize how great they really are. They hold simple truths that are relevant even to grown ups.
The song I mentioned above, for example is saying that reading your Bible, praying, staying connected to God will grow your relationship with Him. However, if we aren’t doing these things, we tend to shrink or remain stagnant. We’re not meant to be stagnant in our relationship with God, we’re meant to grow.