^^my heart is so filled with love from these words. so much beauty.^^
http://www.hespeaksinthesilence.com/2014/01/dad-stories-memories-of-a-man-who-got-it-right-5/
^^my heart is so filled with love from these words. so much beauty.^^
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i think praying over relationships is really really important. they were designed by God to be a representation of His very own relationship with His bride, the church, and i know that He finds relationships between men and women to be good and pleasing.. so of course there is going to be a lot of attack and a lot of hurt in this area in the world because if something is meant to represent Christ, there is no doubt that satan is going to try to thwart and taint it.
so maybe there is a relationship that comes to your mind that you know you should pray for: that couple that is having a hard time, your parents', your aunt & uncle, your best friend who's getting married, etc.. maybe it's your own relationship, or maybe you're not in one, whatever the case, whatever the status, whatever the thought that is coming to your mind, whatever the situation of your heart on this topic, let's pray baby pray! haha, first for revelations of God's intentions for relationships... what He wants them to look like. for Him to reveal ways and inspire ideas about how to better serve the other person if you're in a relationship, and for Him to reveal the parts that should not be there or are not glorifying to Him, maybe, as a single person, it's for comfort in the midst of hurt or lonliness, or for God to even further reveal Himself as our satisfaction, for wisdom about entering a relationship, etc, you know what it is! maybe it's even for ways to serve another person or another couple to be revealed (offering to babysit so that they can go out, offering to listen or hold someone accountable, etc!) whatever the case, this is important! i think God cares about this topic really a lot. p.s. i've mentioned diane comer and the wisdom that pours from her as she listens to the Lord, but i wanted to mention it again. i always find myself coming back to her blog, he speaks in the silence, for reminders and encouragement and to learn, especially when it comes to relationships, and i just can't speak enough of how much it has blessed me. i don't have much wisdom on this topic, but i definitely know where to find it, so i want to point you to such a wealth of it... finding this is like gold! obviously, she is a person, she is not God, and the words she says should be tested and held up to God's word because everything she says will not be completely perfectly right, but i believe she has been so inspired by God and that you need to click >>>THIS<<< and scroll baby scrooollllllll! especially if you're wondering about godliness in a relationship, and actually even if you're not! oh please oh please! soak in this wissssdoooooooomm, friend!! for men and women alike! oh wait, did ya click it yet?? (( http://www.hespeaksinthesilence.com/category/letters/page/5/ )) and stay warm out there, okay! at my house it's -15 and dropping! yikesies! ^^^So there's this blog.
I have been following it for about two years now, and in that time it has brought deep and meaningful wisdom to little eighteen-year-old Freshman Alexi with curiosity about how to be a godly woman, and it has shaped me into a twenty-year-old Junior that still doesn't have it figured out (I don't think I ever totally will) and has brought areas of my heart that closer to Jesus because of the convictions, thoughts, and joys that have been written- each in very deep ways. I love it so much, don't be surprised if I pass along links to this treasure often. I suspect I will do this quite a bit, so I made a category link on the right (: That's how much I love it! I thank God for this woman (the author), Diane Comer, through whom He is speaking, as well as the beautiful church based in Portland, Oregon, called Solid Rock, with which the blog is associated. I so wish I could call it my church. Maybe one day? (: But anyways, I wanted to share this post especially because it's like she read my journal and knew what I needed to hear today or something! I hope it touches you, too. (Who am I kidding, all of her posts touch me!) |