Two-thousand eleven. We’re only nine days into it and already it seems like the year of relationships.
Well, I’m not in a relationship. In fact, I’ve been struggling with loneliness lately. I want a husband one day and this desire sometimes leads me to the wrong person.
I’ve been reading What Happens When Women Say Yes to God by Lysa TerKeurst, a book of obedience. She touches on this quote:
All because two people fell in love.
Many of my married friends have it adorning their kitchen, veranda, or atrium. I love this sign! It makes me smile. And, ridiculously, it makes me want to fall in love even more. So I was happy when Lysa took this sentiment one step further:
Two people fell in love, not just with each other but also with the God that brought them together.
That last part is so entirely important. It reminds me of the value that should accompanying loving someone else. We must love God with our entire hearts before we are capable of truly loving another.
I look forward to the day I am united with a man of God. I’ve asked God to place true Christians in my life. Friends, relationships, older role models—and He is also revealing to me healthy, Christian relationships. It’s inspiring and encouraging to see them. Not to mention that most of social circle consists of people who put God first in their life. In their decisions, in their actions, they are being obedient to God.
It gives me hope that I am walking the right path and that I am being obedient in my own walk with God. I am working on myself, God is working on me. One day I have hope I will feel exactly what Lysa described.
