hello people.
i thought that before school started, i might as well share something here.
so anw. what happened was, i was talking on msn messenger with my friend(knew him before i came church) whom i haven't seen in like a year or so. so like naturally, there was quite abit of catching up to do. so we were just kind of talking about what where we were heading after o's, etc etc. and anw, towards the end of our conversation, he said:
"so ann...you got boyfriend?"
"no. i go to church now." (cause he didnt know that im now in cornerstone and stuff)
"huh? why go church cannot have bf?"
"oh, there's no rule that says you cant, but i just dont feel like its time for me to have one. i want to devote my time and energy to more important things(ie God)"
that was the last conversation we ever had.
lets be honest with ourselves. EVERYONE desires to be in a bgr. why? because that's just how God wired us up to be. God made us to be attracted to the opposite sex, God gave us sex drives, and in fact, i think God rejoices over us when we enter into a God-honoring relationship.
so maybe you could have thought along the line of my friend. what is so wrong about having a BGR now? and the truth is, there really is nothing wrong about it. but as christians, i really believe that there is more we stand to gain if we choose to go God's way. just imagine if i were to have a BGR now, i would have to invest substantial amounts of time, effort and energy in maintaining my relationship, and on top of that, i would still have school work, cca, etc. where does that leave God in my life? where does that leave serving in ministry or outreach? the truth is, the amounts of time and energy i put into that relationship could have been put to better use. like ministering unto the Lord and ministering unto His people. i've realised that every adult i've asked all said that their teenage years were the best years of their lives. since this is the best years of my life, i want to give it all unto the Lord. He deserves my best. i feel that if i were to have a relationship now, i believe it would be ruining God's perfect plan for my life. God could have had great spiritual growth in store for me if i would have just chose to lay down bgr at His feet.
Joshua Harris's book "I KISSED DATING GOODBYE" has really impacted me greatly and challenged my thinking. if you havent read the book yet, i encourage you to do so. the core message of the book is really about giving back to God the best of all that He's given to us. it doesnt mean that we become like monks and stay single forever. i believe that the message he's trying to drive home is not only that related to dating but also to christianity, that we should look unto God instead of looking at ourselves.
there is really alot more in the book for you to think about. i only brought up a very small point and i didnt even go into detail about it. AIYAH, JUST READ THE BOOK LA! (:
(book cover unavailable on the net. smth about copyrights.)
love,
graceANN.
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