A gift worth waiting for....YOU
Gal. 5:1 tells us "It is for freedom Christ has set you free. Stand firm, then, and do not be burdened again by a yoke of slavery." Great verse, but I think so often we as women (especially those who are single) yoke ourselves to slavery of finding fulfillment in men. The curse Eve received in Genesis (after she so boldly blew it in the Garden of Eden) was that along with greatly increased pain in childbirth, the woman's desire would be for her husband. What I think that curse means to us today is that we have an in-born struggle with our self-image -- we spend our whole lives wondering if we're pretty enough, desirable enough, and lovable enough. What we really desire is the kind of feeling of confidence we receive when our husband looks at us lovingly, when he makes it clear he is committed to us alone, when he makes us feel beautiful and desirable and sexy. Without that need met, we
as women try to find other ways to meet it, like through dressing provocatively or going to bars where we know guys will hit on us or allowing men to use our bodies for their pleasure without expecting a commitment in return.
Women -- especially young women -- YOU are the daughter of the King of Kings. He created you in your mother's womb. He wrote all the days of your life in His book. He has a plan to prosper you and not to harm you. He has a hope and a future prepared for you. All you have to do is wait for HIS best for your life. Wait for it. Hold fast to it. It is an amazing treasure. Don't let the world fool you into thinking that you are only desirable if you show off your body or if you give away the prize of your sexuality for a few moments of feeling pretty or desirable. You deserve a man who loves you enough to wait for you. You deserve a man who puts your well-being (and thus your purity) above his own temptations and desires. You deserve a guy who will love you to the ends of earth and back -- even if you were never able to have sex with him.
Don't allow yourself to be enslaved to a lifetime of disappointment, confusion, guilt, shame, self-loathing or worse (like an STD or unwanted pregnancy). Don't give up the joyous occasion your wedding is meant to be in exchange for something that temporarily makes you feel adequate. God means for your life to be full of freedom and fulfillment....and a big part of that is to have a marriage someday that is free of secret shame or apologies or comparisons. You deserve God's best so hold tight to the promise of the future He has for you.
Women -- especially young women -- YOU are the daughter of the King of Kings. He created you in your mother's womb. He wrote all the days of your life in His book. He has a plan to prosper you and not to harm you. He has a hope and a future prepared for you. All you have to do is wait for HIS best for your life. Wait for it. Hold fast to it. It is an amazing treasure. Don't let the world fool you into thinking that you are only desirable if you show off your body or if you give away the prize of your sexuality for a few moments of feeling pretty or desirable. You deserve a man who loves you enough to wait for you. You deserve a man who puts your well-being (and thus your purity) above his own temptations and desires. You deserve a guy who will love you to the ends of earth and back -- even if you were never able to have sex with him.
Don't allow yourself to be enslaved to a lifetime of disappointment, confusion, guilt, shame, self-loathing or worse (like an STD or unwanted pregnancy). Don't give up the joyous occasion your wedding is meant to be in exchange for something that temporarily makes you feel adequate. God means for your life to be full of freedom and fulfillment....and a big part of that is to have a marriage someday that is free of secret shame or apologies or comparisons. You deserve God's best so hold tight to the promise of the future He has for you.
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