For the past couple weeks I have been toying ( aka fighting what God was leading me to do ) with a no dating pact. I gave in a little bit and said well maybe just till the end of summer I wont date. (Not that the boys are knocking down the doors) but I wasn't really committed. Well Sunday Andy challenged singles to go on a one year relationship break. He challenged us to take a year to focus not on members of the opposite and whether or not they would be "the one". To take time to focus on ourselves. To focus on our relationship with God. To focus on preparing ourselves for when that time actually comes. As I write this I am reminded of a quote that I just heard in a message, " If you wait to prepare for a fight until you find the fight then you will always fail." I think this totally can apply to relationships. Why do we wait until we think we have found the person that we want to spend the rest of our lives with to prepare ourselves?
So, here it is, I am taking a break. Until December 31, 2010 I am not going to date anyone. I am taking the rest of this year to pursue and build my relationship with God. I want to move from a child of God to a woman of God. I am asking God to prepare me to be a woman that can be a godly wife. I know that the road ahead is going to be tough but I also know that He will always be there right beside me to get me through it. I want the rest of this year to be about finding myself and who I am in Christ. Who He wants me to be and hopefully along the way find out where He wants me to be.
I am super excited about the journey ahead. I know that I will struggle but I also know that God will be there with His grace ready to pick me up and continue walking on this life journey.
