Valentines Day

The way I see it, I could either pretend to ignore Valentines Day because I'm single... OR celebrate life the way it is right now. I have beautiful relationships with my friends, my family, and with my God. Romantics can most certainly wait. Not because I don't want a romantic relationship, not because I don't wish for that, I do. But love is patient. 

I've been really encouraged lately after reading the book Wait For Me by Rebecca St. James (highly recommend) to be waiting joyfully for my significant other. I mean if I'm so caught up on wanting a boy in my life, that shows me to be discontent. I think it's only when I'm truly content in God's love and my relationship with Him, that I could enter into relationship with a guy. Simply because, if not, I'll be relying on that guy to always make me happy and constantly show me the love I need. That's not something any human can do for another.

If you hold that standard on the person you're in a relationship with, you will be disappointed. Because as you'll all know and have experienced in one way or another - we fail. OUCH! But it's true. There's good news, don't worry! That is, that God never fails. His faithfulness is constant. His mercies are new everyday. His forgiveness doesn't have a limit. His joy can be fresh in our hearts. God IS love. I believe it is only when we have grasped this for ourselves, when those truths are a part of our being, that we find how accepted and cherished we truly are.

As I grow and learn and draw deeper into God, I'm praying that the man I one day marry is too. I'm praying that God will always be my foundation, and his. I'm praying I will make wise decisions, and he will too. I'm praying that he waits for me, as I wait for him. 

Because #loveispatient.