March 11th, 2010
we had a speaker in chapel for the past two days who talked about the subject of sexual sin, dealing especially with pornography. he had a 30 year relationship to it, and it ultimately cost him his wife and family. he lost everything. but now he talks to us about how we should be aware and get out of it. we had a q & a time last night, and he said this:
i don’t know what it feels like but i envy the men – and this is something you (females) should want – who are satisfied with one girl and only girl for the rest of his life.
dear Lord.
send me that man
and let him only be satisfied with me.
and let him only look at me.
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December 26th, 2009
o come o come, Emmanuel,
and ransom captive israel
who mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appears.
stop regarding man, whose breath of life is in his nostrils; for why should he be esteemed?
- isaiah 2:22
a thrill of hope. a weary world rejoices.
there’s absolutely no reason why we should even have a taste of the real and pure Love that was given to us.
but i’m so grateful that God chose to love me.
and show me.
in a physical and tangible way.
even though i can’t bear to watch or see.
God loved me.
God loves me.
God is loving me.
joy to the world! the Lord is come!
rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel has come to thee, o israel.
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September 2nd, 2009
All that’s going through my mind are cheesy love songs (some from the 80’s. srsly).
I love having him with me.
We’ve worked out a few problems/issues we’ve had, and things are even better between us. It’s been a really hard summer for the both of us – especially since we didn’t see each other during those 3mo. But we made it through. We persevered. And we’re still together. Some relationships I’ve seen (thanks facebook) have disintegrated over the summertime, and as sadistic as it sounds, it makes me even happier that Jake and I were able to communicate and be patient with each other.
The reward is truly so much greater than the hardships.
And we’re not even married yet!
How much greater will this all be once we’ve publicly announced our love for each other!
I’m so excited to spend the rest of my life with him.
Throughout our relationship, I’ve been able to see the face of God numerous times – patience, love, forgiveness, passion, devotion, trust, faith, etc. It’s amazing how much is poured into us when we start to pour ourselves into someone else. I’ve never been so happy or energized. It’s the same with God, too (and I’m not saying my boo is the Almighty) – He pours out so much and gives us such life when we become vulnerable and give Him ourselves – totally and fully.
I’m so excited for the future and what will happen.
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