Guard Your Heart!

Proverbs 4:23 [Above all else guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it]

In society today, we [as ladies] are fed the lie that we have to be in a relationship. It is all over the media, tabloids, and news. We cant make it a few hours without being exposed to this "false truth." Thirstiness to be in a relationship has forced a compromise of our values and morals, for a fleshly desire. The social norm is to be in these shallow relationships. These relationships where we share permanent feelings with a temporary person and yet we are surprised when our hearts are broken in to, when we allowed them in. We allowed them in by forcing a relationship built on our control and capabilities. We appease our boredom and loneliness, settling for a false companion.

This season of singleness is an opportunity, not only a time of serving God but more importantly a heart make over. For so many, we overlook this important season, constantly seeking out the next guy that will appease this desire in our heart for companionship. Finding boys that are kind of "godly", that go to church on Sunday, guys that we can change and make into the image we want. But we fail to recognize, we are no creator.  We have no authority over the heart of man. For so many years I went through this toxic cycle of trying to change people to make them into the image I desired. Yet time and time again they failed me by pushing my values and morals away from  God and time and time again I repeated the cycle.

I failed to recognized, I was created for a purpose. My inner most being was created for something bigger than my shallowness, my loneliness, my boredom, my selfishness. Behind all of that was a heart that was created in the image of God, an image our shallowness and selfishness has a hard time grasping. But this heart had the desires to serve and grow closer to God, yet was blind because of desperation.

Your heart is in God's possession and if a man wants to pursue you he will need to go to God first. If he does not, then he is not the man that deserves the emotions and desires God has hidden in your heart; desires meant to be shared with your future husband. A husband who has God's word over-flowing from his heart, is the man you are waiting for. A man who values your heart for God and not what you can offer him during this temporary life on earth.

I know this concept may sound crazy or even impossible and you're probably thinking that guy doesn't exist and he never will. But I encourage you to really surrender your control over this and allow God to work in your heart because the moment you let go, serious make-overs begin and God is able to reveal Himself to you. God says in Ecclesiastes that there is a season for everything and God could be calling you to a season of singleness so he can work in your heart, transforming you into that Proverbs 31 woman.

blog inspired by:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igCj3jsbcqs  and a good friend :)