I can’t wait to get married ??!

Most girls look forward to their wedding day. Most girls know what kind of dress they want, where they want their wedding, who they want in their wedding, what songs have to be played, who will be part of their bridal party etc etc

For some odd reason last week I was thinking a lot about marriage and my future family. Not sure if its because of all the separations going on around me, boredom or just curiosity..

I was thinking about how I looked forward to being with the person that God has for me, how I looked forward to cooking food that we will both love, how we can encourage each other in the things God has called us to do, how I wouldn’t give up on marriage like everyone else does, and how one day I will have little babies running around who are half of me and half of the person that I will be in love with.  (I know super corny but let me be Loll, I’m not always like this)

Then I started to tell myself how I should learn to cook healthier delicious meals, get rid of some bad habits, be more disciplined, pray for him wherever he is, and become more organized as preparation for my one day ”marriage”.

But, then I watched this one sermon that talked about being the bride of Christ and I got instantly convicted. & Started to ask myself a whole bunch of questions.

*Do I look forward to meeting my groom Jesus? Does that idea give me as much joy as meeting my earthly husband at the altar?
*Am I preparing for his return the same way that I want to prepare for a future husband?
*Am I praying that people will accept Jesus as their Lord and savior the same way I pray for my future husband’s life?
* Am I remaining pure for my groom Jesus? The same way that I want to remain pure until my wedding day?
* Am I cheating on my groom Jesus with other idols?
* Do I enjoy spending time with my groom Jesus or do I see it as a task?

*Insert Mr.Krabbs emoji *

“For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her  to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault. “Ephesians 5:25-27

“And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”Revelation 21:2

Also read the parable of the 10 virgins !!.

By the way, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with desiring to get married one day.

But  don’t  not forget about our true Husband while dreaming /focusing on our future earthly husband.Because truthfully ,you can die and never have gotten married or Jesus could come back and you never got married. So what will we say to him then about not spending time thinking about eternity? or not spending time in his word or not living purpose filled lives?

“For you know quite well that the day of the Lord’s return will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night”. 1 Thessalonians 5:2

So when you meet your groom face to face how will he find you?

Will you be holy (set apart for a purpose) and spotless ? or will you be dirty , distracted,  unclean, full of lust , full of selfish ambition, full of envy, full of fear ,full of discontentment , full of low self esteem, full of depression, full of suicidal thoughts?

Or will he find someone who lives surrendered to him, who leaves their cares at his feet, who loves others, who relies on his strength, who knows their identity in him, who falls but get back up through his grace and mercy?

Will he find you accomplishing the things he called you to do? Did you start that business that  he placed in your heart, did you minister to your coworker that he told you to, did you write that blog he told you to?

And I didn’t write this to condemn anyone because I am far from perfect and I’m really just writing about my own personal experience and how asking myself these questions really challenged me in my relationship with God and gave me a new perspective.These questions and seeing God as my husband has really helped me to understand how he sees me and how much he loves me.

So in conclusion, lets not get so caught up in our desires that we forget about the one who gave his life up for us.

No one will ever love you the way God does, not even that man that God has for you. So yes God is a loving God, full of grace and mercy but he is also consuming fire. So lets not ever get too comfortable with God and lets live lives that give him glory.

Again, I repeat theres nothing wrong with desiring to be married and wanting to become the best person you can be  , but lets also get excited about seeing God face to face one day.

 

Love you,

Giselle Parris