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Monday, February 27, 2012

Deuteronomy 27:26 (NKJV)

²⁶‘Cursed is the one who does not confirm all the words of this law by observing them.’

“And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

Deuteronomy 27:2 (NCV)

² Soon you will cross the Jordan River to go into the land the Lord your God is giving you. On that day set up some large stones and cover them with plaster.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

God Will Never Run Out of Love for You

Since God’s compassion starts new every morning, you will never reach a point where his supply of love is exhausted. God will never run out of love and compassion. This means you can never blow it so bad that God will abandon you. He is the God-of-second-chances. If you’re uncertain that God can (or has) forgiven you for things you did in the past, ask him to help you replace your fears with faith.

[SOURCE: Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Connection: Daily Hope]

Hebrews 13:18-19 (NIV)

¹⁸ Pray for us. We are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way. I particularly urge you to pray so that I may be restored to you soon.

Hewbrews 13:8 (NIV)

⁸ Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Revelation 2:4 (NIV)

⁴ Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Hebrews 13:19 (NCV)

¹⁹ I especially beg you to pray so that God will send me back to you soon.

Hebrews 13:8-9a (NCV)

⁸ Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
⁹ Do not let all kinds of strange teachings lead you into the wrong way. Your hearts should be strengthened by God's grace,

Hebrews 13:5a (NCV)

⁵ Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be satisfied with what you have.

Proverbs 25:28 (CEV)

²⁸Losing self-control
leaves you as helpless
as a city without a wall.

Whoever You May Be...

"You were made to be loved... and sincerely I have loved you, the thought of you, my life long given from Him and Him alone."

To my future whomever he may be,

Lately, my mind and my heart have been filled with thoughts of you and the family that we will one day share. I wonder where you are and what you are doing. Are you dating someone? Relationships have become so pressure-filled haven't they? Guys and girls alike treat dating as if they were married, expecting an instant commitment and sometimes even sleeping together. Nowadays it's easier to share your body than it is your soul. How sad that we are taught even in grade school to share our bodies with the opposite sex, but not our hearts or our souls. It's completely backwards, isn't it?

The temptations we face are real and I know how hard it can be to stay pure. I've been tempted too, but then I think of how I want our wedding night to be perfect. Maybe that's why I wanted to write you, to tell you that I am real. At some point in our future, He will let our paths cross, and we will eventually spend our lives together in marriage. It would seem a shame to go into our marriage with the baggage that past relationships bring.

That quote that I put at the top of the page- I mean it. Think about it. He, God, made you- to be loved by me- unconditionally. And that's how I promise to love you. Where you have been before today, well... that's all in the past, and that's where it should stay. Maybe you had no idea that I was here. But now you know, and how you live your life from today forward matters to me a great deal.

To a lot of people it may seem completely crazy that I'm asking you to think of our future. They'd tell you to live for the moment. I'm all for living for the present, but thinking about the future can help you avoid decisions that may alter your future- our future. I want you to experience life, travel, figure out who you are, go to the moon if you want. Take advantage of this time in your life to learn everything that you can from Him of course. That will only make our marriage stronger. Just don't jeopardize us.

Becoming a man can be difficult. Some guys try to earn their manhood by compromising their values. Sex before marriage won't make you a man. It will only serve to keep you a little boy who can't control himself. That's not the kind of guy that I want or deserve. I need a man who won't compromise his family but will put the Lord first- even before he meets me; a man whose strength lies in God alone. His virtue, his character, and his abilities must be an example at work, at play, and most importantly in our home. A real man who knows how to love completely- with his mind, heart, body and soul. That may sound like a lot to ask of you, but it will all be worth it. HE would not make us settle for anything less.

You need to know that I am waiting for you. If there is one thing that I have learned from past dating experiences, it's that you are worth waiting for. My heart, mind, soul and body, in HIS will of course, were made for you. We will complete each other in the most profoundly beautiful way imaginable.

From today forward, are you going to wait for me? Like I said, where you have been is in the past, but where you are going will affect our marriage. I need to know that you have learned self-control. I need to know that you think I am worth waiting for. I need to know that you are a man who respects and cherishes woman- all woman. The girl you are dating right now, or are going to date soon, may be someone else's future wife, and I need to know that you respect and understand that.

Real love is not a temporary feeling or emotion. Emotions and feelings change, sometimes daily. But true, unconditional love is constant. Please read this often. Think of me often. I'm thinking and praying for you. I can't wait to meet you. I can't wait to spend my life loving you.

Until then,
Your future wife

[DISCLAIMER: written by Lexa Balisalisa]

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