Want to make a change? Be it.

There's nothing like quiet mornings sitting side by side with Jesus. Letting Him gently tell you what's been on His heart for you, His concern for you, His love for you...yes, I'm lucky enough to be having one of those mornings! It's amazing to me to think that Jesus, the most controversial celebrity known to walk this Earth, actually gets shaken up about us! He feels for our aches, pains and even feels our joys! I love that. To know Jesus is so deeply connected to my heart and soul is breathtaking.

I've been listening to a lot of podcasts from Lifechurch.tv lately. And recently I have been listening to The Vow series we did sometime last year. This morning I listened to Week 1-The Vow of Priority and Week 2-The Vow of Pursuit. They are such deep messages and SO good if you are pursuing the desire to be married someday.

Relationships are always a hotspot of conversation. Everyone has an opinion. The wolrd will tell you to find as many people as possible that could "potentionally" work for you. The worl tells you to keep your eyes open to meeting new people...while you're with someone else. The world tells you to find someone whol has the most of everything. The most money, the most clothes, the most cars...etc. And if we aren't careful, even people who love Jesus fully and try to have God centered relationships will struggle with this.

In the message a particular piece stood out to me: "If you think about something special, say it. If you think about something special, do it. If you want something different, be it. Less of us and more of Christ."


I love that. So bring Jesus to the table. Game face on and cards down. Oh, He'll win and you'll never regret He did.


You see, in our relationships-our earthly love-we need to make a change. So many of us will rely on people, that significant other to make us feel a security, to feel happy, to feel beautiful or handsome. Our confidence flows from the words and actions of the one we are doting on. There is a huge flaw in this! There is a reason we don't find full fufillment in others, because we aren't supposed to! We are the Bride of God. We are His Love. When you come to a place of being completely filled with the love and grace of Jesus, you won't need to look to others for a perfect love. For someone to always be thoughtful, always be considerate and loving you in every way, every minute of the day. Humanly, that just isn't possible. We mess up and we can expect others to mess up. The beauty of earthly love is that we have a guide, Jesus, to show us how to love each other like He does. But never does He want us to love each other more than we love Him.


So Valentine's Day is around the corner. Many of you may have plans for a special sweetheart in your life, but I encourage you to make time for the ultimate Lover of your soul. He will bring you overflowing love and running water that never leaves you thirsty.