So many questions. We all wonder about this area of guy-girl relationships and want to get it right. It is our desire to honor the Lord and serve Him in our interactions, but how do we do it? There is an answer that overshadows every little practical "purity tip" I could give you. Jesus is that answer. When His love fills our hearts and we dwell in His arms of love, relationships are easier to understand and our worried questions begin to fade.
For God's love is beyond our imagination. Our wildest dreams could never begin to comprehend His love. Even the most beautiful song or most artistic poem would never capture all that He is. In His Word, we are able to have a glimpse into His beautiful love for us.
His love is shockingly beautiful, for why would He so sacrificially love us when we deserved only His rejection? But He drew near in love beyond measure and "shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8).
His love is unchangeable and always with us, never to be removed: "For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 8:38-39).
He loved us unto salvation because of His "great love": "But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved" (Ephesians 2:4-5).
His love takes sweet delight in us and calms us: "The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing" (Zephaniah 3:17).
My childhood pastor used to say, "we're swimming in the ocean of God's love". We don't just look at it, touch a drop of it, drink it, or bathe in it. We are privileged to swim in this ocean! To be surrounded by God and to dwell in the depths of His wonderful, glorious love is really amazing.
My childhood pastor used to say, "we're swimming in the ocean of God's love". We don't just look at it, touch a drop of it, drink it, or bathe in it. We are privileged to swim in this ocean! To be surrounded by God and to dwell in the depths of His wonderful, glorious love is really amazing.
This month, as we continue to look at how we can have pure hearts as we walk through boy-girl relationships, let's swim in the ocean of God's love, for it's here that we find the answers. When we are pursuing and loving Jesus, our questions fade and we see Him, understand His great love, and His desire for purity. His love is so great - beyond measure - and marvelously, it's given to us.
Swimming in Jesus' love today,
Christina
Swimming in Jesus' love today,
Christina
Soli Deo Gloria ~ To God Alone Be the Glory!
