(Heart-to-heart)

Godly Pursuit

I should be studying for my VBS (Vacation Bible School) teaching load and preparing my lesson plan, art crafts and visuals when I stopped doing at my work when a thought came to my mind and series of words just flushed speedily. I opened my laptop and started drafting this entry.

Yes, we are living in this sinful world where wrong becomes right and what should be is not the popular. It is filmed in movies and epidemic in media about stories that shows and promotes relationships between married men to a single, and biblically this is called, “adultery.”

But what about courtship dealt nowadays? Even Christians take these things in a manner that is contrary to Gods word. I had a talked with  young guys in different situations, the other one was in the church, and he confessed to us that the girl first told  him of her likeness and desire towards this young guy. And because of that the guy took advantage and began to have mutual attachments. They say they don’t have a relationship but, the girl demands “time” from him and gets annoyed if the guy talks to other young girls. The other young men shared this same topic a day after that conversation, it happened in our staff center  when they had a conversation with  a particular lady through sms leading him to feel that the girl liked him, subtly throwing some attraction and possibilities.  Is this true? Yes and at times discouraging, all these things are happening inside the church of God.

To all single and young ladies, you should keep your heart. (Proverbs 4:23) Proverbs admonishes us to keep our “hearts” for out of it, springs the issues of life. No matter how intense your attraction to a guy maybe, do not make the first move! Do not flaunt your likeness; do not wear your heart around your sleeves. Keep your heart to be given only for the right man that deserves your heart. It is not a commodity that is sold over the counter that you can just give away. Your heart is priceless and there is no medicine over heartaches, scars and pain.

To all single and young men, have a backbone! Naturally it is easy to take advantage and just respond when girls show attraction. And even worst, don’t take initiative when they can’t see positive signs before their eyes. It just reflects how coward and immature you are right now, not to make a step of faith! Man are designed to pursue and initiate not to be the one sought for, most guys even are simply throwing some flirtous acts without the motive to pursue only to get something from them.  Having the so-called, “friends with benefits”, but this is not what the picture of God has for us.

In the beginning, the Lord made man and woman in His likeness, He crafted us into His design, and living out of His design is sin!  This cannot be thwarted, this is not a high standard but this is God’s standard. If you are a single man or lady, would you desire to fall into the hands of the wrong person or would desire to be with God’s best.  The choice is yours, at the end we make our choices, and these choices make us.

“If you’ll not settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives.”- Vince Lombardi

“If you believe that Love is best when it’s pure and new, you will wait patiently for it.”

Come what may, DO the right thing!