Cool kid.
Man, if I was blessed before I don't even know what I am now (still blessed and grateful, duh!). A month ago, I was content with everything the Lord blessed me with and now He's placed this guy in my life? What a gracious God we have!
This is all new to me, at first I was constantly finding myself saying, "I don't know what's going on" but Fred does a good job in leading this relationship and does his best in letting me know what is going on. At times when I'm venting to him about how I feel discomfort about an issue, he helps comfort me in a Christ-centered way. But that's
not why I'm in a relationship with Fred, if I was only in this relationship because of his way with words and comforting skills, it would all be vain, because I already have Christ who is the ultimate Comforter. We also are not in this relationship to satisfy each others' emotional needs, because we both are
completely satisfied in Christ alone. But we are because we both love Christ and due to that love, we seek to be more like Christ and try our best to live a life that glorifies God. After a lot of prayer, counsel, and time in His word we believe that God has willed for all of this to happen, and now we are pursuing a relationship together that glorifies God.
I am not saying that we are perfect because we're in a relationship or we're in a relationship because we are perfect, if anything this has made me realize things that I need to work on, one being my tendency to say "
I don't know" to cover my answer when I really do in fact know, (but there are times when I genuinely don't know haha) there are others and I expect to find out more as time progresses. To grow together spiritually and become more like Christ are part of the plan and I am very excited for that, whether it be through sermons, bible studies, ministry, fellowships, etc. I do not know exactly what the Lord has planned for us, but this is a wonderful opportunity to exercise that
trust that I have in Him.
This one is for Cova
Plenty of changes, due to me and Fred starting this journey but one thing that has not changed is that he is still my brother in-Christ. As a sister in-Christ, I care for his (and all my siblings in-Christ) own personal relationship with God, and would not want anything to hinder that, so we constantly share prayer requests, and Scripture with each other and ask about each others' disciplines. So the truth of the gospel and God being the center, is the foundation of this relationship, and I pray that it stays that way.
My love for God motivates me to do my best to bear the image of God, and Fred adds to that motivation. I am very grateful for this opportunity that the Lord has given us to be able to reflect the Gospel!
Marriage is the goal, Christ is the center, and God's grace is the reason. I'm so undeserving, but God being the gracious God that He is, blessed me with this guy. How much more gracious is God with salvation?
Please keep us in your prayers! For those that have been praying, I appreciate it!
Soli Deo gloria!
