Good Health Praise God

Now, I am not married. But, I am learning what to look for in a Godly Man/Husband. What I have learned is that men need to be WORTHY of a woman’s submission. As a follower of Christ, I wouldn’t want to submit to a man who would cause me to fall into temptation and not protect my purity. I will say, no body is perfect, BUT a Godly Man wouldn’t lead his Wife AWAY from Christ. He would lead her TOWARDS Christ.

Here’s the thing, woman want LOVE and men want RESPECT. I may only be 24 years old, but I have learned a lot over the past few years. I may not have a lot of life EXPERIENCE, but I have been through A LOT and I’m STILL LEARNING. I ALWAYS will be. Marriage is not perfect. But it is two imperfect people coming together as one.

As scripture says in Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 “Two people are better than one. They get more done by working together. If one person falls, the other can help him up. But it is bad for the person who is alone when when he falls. No one is there to help him.” Here’s the thing, yes two is better than one. But, unless God gives you the green light for marriage, it’s best to stay single. Being single helps you to work on YOURSELF before you try to find someone to share your life with. The Lord will KNOW when you’re ready if it’s your dream to get married. He knows the desires of your heart and he WILL provide, but it will be what you NEED not what you WANT. You NEED to PRAY for the one who you can go through hell and back with. PRAY for one who will STAND right beside you and not leave when times get tough. PRAY for the one who WOULDN’T threaten “divorce” when things get hard. PRAY for someone who FIGHTS for your love. PRAY for someone who COMMUNICATES how they feel and doesn’t feel judged or condemned for telling you how they feel. PRAY for someone that you can TRUST. PRAY for someone who is willing to GROW with you, someone who is willing to be TAUGHT stuff. There’s SO MUCH to pray for when it comes to who you want in a future SPOUSE. Give it ALL to the LORD. He knows what you’re looking for, TRUST HIM 🙏 James 1:17 “Every good action and perfect gift is from God. These good gifts come down from the Creator of the sun, moon and stars. God does not change like their shifting shadows.”

As humans, we won’t stop learning. That’s how life is. Now, I’ve heard from a lot of older married couples that marriage isn’t sunshine and rainbows, which I’ve learned over the years. There will be times where one person gets hurt, or commitments/trust gets broken. But, if you truly love the person, then you know you never intentionally try to cause these things in your marriage, it just happens unfortunately. But, what we should do, is forgive. Now, as Christians, we are called to forgive 77 times. Matthew 18:21-22 “Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, when my brother sins against me, how many times must I forgive him? Should I forgive him as many as seven times? Jesus answered, “I tell you, you must forgive him more than 7 times. You must forgive him even if he does you wrong to you 70 times 7.”

As followers of Christ, we all know it’s not easy to forgive those who have hurt us, ESPECIALLY when we’re called to forgive 70 times 7. But, I will say. When you are able to forgive those who hurt you, that WEIGHT finally leaves you. You feel more set free. It takes TIME. But learning to forgive people who you may feel like they don’t deserve forgiveness, it honestly helps you a lot more because you’re finally letting the bitterness go 🙏