True love exists and it's worth waiting for

Today the word love is often misused. Today people think of love as something physical. When really love means to give yourself to someone selflessly, spiritually & emotionally. So many girls today think that a guy loves them because he says they look hot and want physical contact with them but that's not love at all. When a guy really loves you he fights for your purity. He wants you to be protected and respected. He looks into your eyes and searches your heart and gets to know the person you are instead of the person you appear to be. In society today women are often exploited. They are seen as some prize to be won and something to flaunt. That is not at all what God wants for His daughters. He desires you to be treasured not exploited. When Jesus died on the cross He was fighting for your purity. He wants us as believers to stay away from sexual immorality because He loves us and He wants us to experience love the way he intended. He wants us to find someone who will love us like He does. We've all heard the scripture on love in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." I know that this kind of love seems like it's obsolete in our society but it's not. True love exists and it's worth waiting for.

Ladies, He wants so much more for us than a guy who just wants us for our looks. "The one" is out there. Just keep praying and have faith that at the perfect time God will reveal Him to you. It's okay to be single. Sometimes the Lord puts us in singleness so that we might grow more in Him. So keep the door to your purity locked so that the only one allowed in is the man that God has been raising up specifically for you, the man that becomes your husband. It makes it all the more special when you wait for the one God has set apart for you.

Blessings!

Anne Christian

Don't be afraid to want

So lately the Lord has been showing me things in my heart that need to be healed. Some things he showed me were things I already knew about but some I had no clue but once they were revealed to me they were so obvious. He showed me that because of a disappointment that happened over a year ago I have been afraid to want anything. I've been afraid to dream. I've been afraid because I thought that if I actually got what I wanted it would eventually be taken away from me. Well the Lord showed me that, that kind of thinking is totally wrong. Not everything you get or have is going to be taken away from you. The enemy tries to use that to paralyze you so that you will not advance the Kingdom. Don't believe those lies. Yes sometimes bad things or disappointments happen but that's just part of life. The one thing that will NEVER change is our security in Jesus Christ. He will never leave us. He will never let go of our hand. He wants us to dream. He is the one who puts dreams in us. When one door shuts another door opens. The things of this world are not stable but He is rock solid. So don't be paralyzed by fear any longer my friend! Take a risk, make your dreams come true and let the arms of the Lord be your safe place!

Wounds.

Wounds. They are things that develop as we go through painful things in our lives. Some wounds are visible for example a scar that you got from falling off your bike or like a scar a soldier has that has been shot. Other wounds are wounds of the heart the wounds that only you can feel and the wounds that only God can truly see. It's funny how emotional wounds can be triggered by one single word or even by a photograph. Sometimes when a wound is triggered it's a good thing because it reminds you of how God brought you out of that place. I was talking with a group of people tonight and we were saying how important it is to remember what God has delivered us from. It's funny how we just forget all that God's done because everything is good again. Sometimes I wish my wounds would go away but then again I think that it's good to have them because they remind me that I am a warrior. The wounds that I already have help me deal with wounds to come. I love being a warrior bride for my savior! Wow when I starting this post I thought I was going to write something totally different...oh well! :)