Today singer/songwriter Jamie Grace is getting married! I am sooo EXCITED for her because she is a Christian woman who has been waiting for the Lord to send her husband and the Lord did! In all of Jamie's years on YouTube and in the spotlight she has been big on sharing how to be Christian and single, dating with purpose, and encouraging people to hold on in the waiting.
The songs she has written and the encouraging videos she has posted have been so refreshing for me to see! We were both born in 1991 so seeing someone my age use her platform to praise, serve God and give so much encouragement to singles is awesome! The moment I saw that Jamie Grace was engaged I was thrilled and joyous for her!!! It gave me further encouragement that my time is coming soon!You see, I have been waiting for God to bring my prince to me as well! Ever since I was 13 or younger I have been praying for my husband. I was encouraged and educated by talks about dating with purpose at church youth group and at home. The girls in our youth group did a "Lady in Waiting" Bible study and it was great to study this topic with friends!
My mom bought me the Sierra Jensen book series and slowly gave it to me as gifts in 2006. As I read the books I saw how Sierra was encouraged to date with purpose and stay pure/not have sex until her wedding. I thought it was so neat and I wanted to make that commitment as well. To seal the commitment her dad gave her a ring to wear and I thought that was the sweetest thing!
Well, on Resurrection Day April 18, 2007 my mom and dad presented me with my own purity ring! I still have my commitment card that I signed so I can give it to my husband as part of my gift to him!
My pledge is still true to this day! I am a 26 year old virgin who has never been on a date, never held hands with a guy and I have never been kissed. At 16 I made this commitment to God and my husband, so that on my wedding day my husband will have ALL of me. I didn't want to go through relationships, no matter how pure, and have heartbrake and other guys' names and memories around. My husband will be my first love.
Now, you may be asking "if you don't date how are you ever going to meet your husband?!" The answer is simple; God will bring me to him! I don't have to date and try to guess if this is the right guy or not. God has told me He will give me to know who my husband is when our paths meet. I trust the Holy Spirit to tell me!
In my 26 years of being single has the waiting been hard? YES! But, it will be worth it!
I am not saying you have to have as strict/strong a comment as I have made. I do encourage you to give your love life/dating to God! You better believe that the One who formed you in your mother's womb (Psalm 139:13) and wrote your days out before you were even thought of (Psalm 139:16) has surely picked out the perfect spouse for you!
If you are coming into your teen years and the thought of saving yourself for your spouse (heart and body) excites you as it did me, I encourage you to continue forward with God's view in waiting/getting ready for your spouse! Commit yourself and your love life to God and lean on Him.
If you have been in and out of relationships it's not too late to make a commitment with God. Choose to continue forward with God's view in waiting for your spouse/getting ready for your spouse. Commit yourself and your love life to God and lean on Him.
If you have had sex with one person or many it's not too late to make a commitment with God! He is rich in mercy and love and is waiting to wash and cleanse you. After repenting and with your commitment to stay pure until your wedding, choose to continue forward with God's view in waiting for/getting ready for your spouse. Commit yourself and your love life to God and lean on Him.
Parents/guardians, I encourage you to tell the young ones in your care to keep themselves for marriage. Find the right book/Bible study for them. Talk with them and share your personal story. When they agree to make the commitment make the moment special! Take them out to a fancy restaurant, buy the perfect ring, sit under the stars with worship music playing, etc. Make it important; show them that they are important!
For the beautiful beloved who does not have anyone to make such an investment in their life, make this commitment an important event yourself! Find the right book/Bible study for you. Pray and ask the Lord to send you godly people who will encourage you and speak life into you. When you make your commitment to God make the moment special! Take yourself out to a fancy restaurant, buy the perfect ring, sit under the stars with worship music playing, etc. This beautiful moment is between you, God and your spouse; make it special!
You won't be crazy for doing this, no matter what other people say, you will be giving yourself to God in a deeper way and growing deeper roots in your trust in Him.
Be blessed, beloveds!
19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is within you, whom you have [received as a gift] from God, and that you are not your own [property]? 20 You were bought with a price [you were actually purchased with the precious blood of Jesus and made His own]. So then, honor and glorify God with your body.1 Corinthians 6:19-20
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