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How do you Find Rest in the Midst of Chaos?

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A car crash. A head injury. A near broken toe. A long to-do list. An unexpected blessing. A teaching on worship. What do these all have in common? Well, they were all a part of a journey that God took me on to find where true rest lay.

In the midst of the chaos, I was determined to find peace and rest.

For the last few weeks, I have been constantly bombarded by things. We have all gone through seasons where almost nothing seems to be going the way you anticipated. This last month was exactly that for me. My first year as a School of Biblical Studies teacher was not ending the way I had anticipated. Instead of a season of great joy, it was full of anxiety and chaos. The list of things going wrong seemed endless; but in the midst of the chaos, I was determined to find peace and rest.

In a happy turn of events, I was teaching the books of Haggai and Malachi. The message in both of these books was to the post-exilic Jewish community in the midst of their disappointment. They had returned to the Promised Land after exile and nothing was going as they had planned. Through my study of this book, God started to reveal to me the necessity of worship in the midst of disappointment and unmet expectations. Unlike the people in Haggai and Malachi, I wanted to respond in worship instead of apathy. I wanted to seek the Lord first instead of later.

In both the good and the bad, I’ve come to realize that worship and prayer are the only responses necessary!

In worship, I would truly find the rest I was seeking because I was seeking the only One who could give me true rest! When I determined to put God first before everything else, only then was I able to cast aside my disappointment and find rest in the chaos. I started a journey of intentionally seeking God in worship and in prayer. In times of overwhelming stress, I would stop and pray instead of letting the to-do list cloud my vision and rob me of my peace. In times of great joy, I would still turn to God in prayer and thank Him for the immense blessings He had given me. In both the good and the bad, I’ve come to realize that worship and prayer are the only responses necessary!

 I stood in awe of God instead of in fear of chaos.

Worship and prayer truly allowed me to get a perspective change. Instead of letting circumstances blind me, I was able to rise above the situation and look into the eyes of my God who never changes. I put my trust in His faithfulness instead of living in the fear and chaos of my situations. I held firm to the promises that were unwavering. As I began to rely on the only One who offers true rest and peace, I forgot all about my unmet expectations and disappointments. None of it mattered in light of the Glory of God. I stood in awe of God instead of in fear of chaos. He spoke peace to my soul and made me whole. Although the chaos around me still raged, I was able to stand firm on the foundation of trust and worship in my Almighty God.

Malachi 2:5 “My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave them to him. It was a covenant of fear, and he feared me. He stood in awe of my name.”

Are you dealing with disappointment or searching for rest from chaos?  Come join us for a Discipleship Training School to learn how to focus on, and even worship, God in the midst of difficult circumstances!

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Why is it so Difficult to Trust God?

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Why does it always seem so difficult to trust God?

Recently, I was studying and teaching the book of Samuel.  In this book, there is a strong contrast between the first two kings of Israel, Saul and David.  In the heart of the book, we discover what separates these two individuals:  that David is a man after God’s own heart and Saul is not.  Now, that sounds really flowery and nice – maybe something you would find on a necklace at a Christian store – but what does that even mean? Is this only something to be written on a refrigerator magnet? Or does this mean something more?  Well, looking at the story, we find that this probably means multiple things.  David was a man of prayer, whereas Saul was not.  David quickly came to repentance, whereas Saul only tried to save face.  But what really struck me was that David was a man who trusted God.  

I know that trusting God is something that I eagerly desire, but…trusting is the worst.

David was promised the kingdom in 1 Samuel 16, but had to trust God through the next 15 chapters while he is threatened and chased all over Israel by Saul (the rejected king).  David even had opportunities to take Saul’s life, but he refused because he trusted that God would establish him as king.  

Looking at this story, I know that trusting God is something that I eagerly desire, but…trusting is the worst.  Let me explain what I mean here.  It’s funny how God will often link what you are studying in the Bible with the experiences you are going through.  Days before teaching this book, I was forced into a place of trust.  I had spent several hundreds of dollars to fly out to go on a date with a girl.  Things had been progressing nicely, and let’s just say I felt on cloud nine.  This was going to be the best weekend that I could possibly have.  One day later, I felt my hopes and expectations come crashing as it was ended after only the first evening.  I was left stunned and with a series of questions:  “God, what just happened?”  “God, I felt like you were directing me towards this?”  “God, why?”  Everything hurt.  Even as I prayed, I felt like God said that it was not for no reason that I went out there.  All the while, though, I felt like a fool who spent all this money to get his heart broken.  Aren’t there cheaper ways to do that?  I was in my wilderness, like David.

Trusting God looks like having nowhere else to turn but to your Savior because your circumstances won’t deliver you.

It’s funny that when you need to trust God, you are usually in a place where life doesn’t feel good or comfortable or fun.  It’s trusting God that left a 90 year old man with a barren wife promised that he would have a child that would bring him countless offspring.  It’s trusting God that left an entire group of people in a desert while they had to wait for their promised inheritance.  It’s trusting God that left a perfectly capable king running for his life while a mad man held the throne and sought to kill him.  Trusting God is often something we revere.  Don’t get me wrong, I think trusting God is always the best choice.  But, the reason we usually need to trust God is because the circumstances are so hard.  Trusting God looks like having nowhere else to turn but to your Savior because your circumstances won’t deliver you.  When you find yourself needing God, then you get to watch as He comes through in ways you weren’t expecting.  That’s when God is glorified.  

I still have no idea why I had to go through all that heartache.  But, digging into the circumstances, I found my Savior.  Trusting in Him may at times feel difficult, but it’s also the best thing that I can do.  And it’s the best thing that you can do.

For He is good, and His steadfast love endures forever!

If you want to learn more about trusting God in the midst of difficult circumstances, come join us for a Discipleship Training School!

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Is it Possible to Dance Without Comparison?

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Picture a little girl tugging on her mother’s shirt because she didn’t want to be late for her first day of dance class. The eager, excited, nervous little one was ready to dance. She was ready to become a star! She was already a star; after all, she had danced around in front of her bedroom mirror many times before. And put on dance productions for her mother, jumping and stumbling around the living room. If you haven’t guessed, yes this clumsy, lanky, long-haired little girl is me!

Dance has always been a passion of mine. Ever since I was a little girl I loved movement. I loved the way that you could make your body twist and turn, I felt like I was flying. As I got into high school I became more serious about dance, I took more classes and spent more time in the studio. It was a tiny group of girls who I danced with, but no matter how annoyed we got with each other we were a family. I loved going into the studio, I couldn’t wait to perform and get on the stage, and I couldn’t wait to learn. But then it all changed.

I started to question if dance was something that I really wanted to do with my life.

There is something that many dancers don’t talk about, it’s called COMPARISON!!! The dreadful lie that makes you feel like you are not good enough, you are worse than all the other dancers around you, you don’t like looking at yourself in the mirror, and you always stand in the back while learning a combination. This became me; I let the lies flood my mind. I hated being put into the front for combinations, I absolutely hated when we did leaps across the floor, and every time one of my teachers gave me feedback I felt like the worst one in the room. The worst part about this whole struggle was that dance was becoming less of something that I loved to do and more of something that I had to do. I started to question if dance was something that I really wanted to do with my life. I started just showing up for my friends and skipping when I didn’t feel like going. It was my life, and I didn’t need dance anymore.

When I went to the Summer of Dance in Montana, I remember sitting in the classroom hearing them talk about dance in worship and how it’s a powerful thing. I had danced a few times growing up in church, but I honestly thought it was pretty silly. It seemed strange to me not having something choreographed and just coming up with movement.  At the end of class, the teacher put music on and said, “Ok your turn, worship God through your dancing.” I was terrified. I was not going to come up with random movement, I wasn’t sure how to do that if I wasn’t a choreographer.  Then I started thinking, “look at all the other girls – they’re so much better than I am at dancing. No thank you, I will just sit in the back and worship like normal.”

Dance is an expression of who you are, and what you feel.

That day God asked me some questions, “Monica, why do you dance?” I answered, “well, because I love it.”  God said, “how does it make you feel when you dance?” I responded, “it makes me feel free.” Then He spoke these words so clearly to me:  “Monica, I have given you a voice, not one that comes from your lungs but through your movement. I want you to speak through your dance. Monica, dance is an expression of who you are, and what you feel, not an imitation of the teacher’s movement.  When you dance you’re telling a story. I have made you to dance the way you dance, not like anyone else.”

I know I would have been lost without dance because it helped me to express myself through some dark times.

Dance is this story we get to tell through our bodies. We can express what we are feeling when we have no words to speak. I’ve learned that it doesn’t matter if you’re the best of the best or have the longest lines or the best turns – how you feel when you’re out there performing and telling a story is the same exact way you should feel when you’re in front of that mirror in the studio or wherever you are. Even though I had a season where I lost my passion for dance, I know I would have been lost without dance because it helped me to express myself through some dark times.  The struggle with comparison didn’t disappear overnight, but I’ve finally discovered my passion again and now I dance for God and not for people. I feel God has called me to touch people’s lives through dance and to speak the truth that comparison has no place in the studio.

Are you passionate about dance?  Or have you lost sight of the reason why you dance? I want to encourage you not to let comparison get in the way of your passion.  Think about how great it would be if we could all dance without comparison!

 

Want to rediscover your passion for dance and learn how to let go of comparison?

Come join us this summer for a 8 week Summer of Dance!

Or join us this Fall for a 5 month Dance Discipleship Training School!

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Are you feeling lonely?

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Did you know that we were built to be in community? Even inside the most introverted, independent person, there is a desire to be in community and to be known. Yet, we live in the day of loneliness. Many people suffer from chronic loneliness. Some tests even show that loneliness can lead to disease and could eventually kill you. So where does this desire for community come from and how do we fight loneliness in a day where independence is celebrated and community lies forgotten?

Selfishness and power struggles entered the picture, making community an even harder gift to fight for.

The desire for community stems from the very beginning of creation. When Adam was the only living soul on earth, God saw that is was NOT good for him to be alone. So God created Eve, a partner and helper for him, to provide the necessary community. The two were not only in community with each other, but with God as well. (Genesis 2:18) But something happened to break this community and relationship. Mankind decided to choose their own way. In Genesis 3, Adam and Eve decide to disobey God and break relationship with him and each other. Selfishness and power struggles entered the picture, making community an even harder gift to fight for.

In our day and age, social networking has the ability to kill genuine community. This is ironic because you most likely found this blog through this social media platform. People have forgotten how to have real, meaningful conversations. People have given up the need for community and face-to-face conversation for double taps, swipe rights, emojis and ten second connections. But underneath it all, there is still that need and desire for REAL community. That desire to really be seen and known.  

Slowly Diminish the Need for Social Media

There are a few simple ways that you can fight loneliness and invest in real community. One way to do this is to slowly diminish the need for social media. Once you realize how much more meaningful real life interactions are instead of the likes and comments on a frozen picture, you can start to invest in the longer lasting things. Still, social media isn’t the problem. The problem is how we are allowing ourselves to become enslaved to online interactions and the constant stream of notifications. I think we need to put down the iphones and start looking into the eyes of the people around us, which leads to the next thing we can do to fight loneliness.

Intentionally Pursue Genuine Relationship

I think we need to relearn the art of true conversation.

A second way to fight loneliness is to intentionally pursue genuine relationship. Yes, it takes lots more energy to actually talk to people instead of to sit in front of a computer or on a phone and type conversations, but the hard way is often the more meaningful way. When you open up to people in real and genuine ways, you start to feel known and seen; and that changes everything! When you are truly known by another human being, you no longer feel alone. I think we need to relearn the art of true conversation. We need to learn how to hold a conversation about real things instead of just replying to people with the easy things, such as “I’m fine” or simple one word answers. Real friendship is built on honesty and vulnerability, and of course lots and lots of laughter.  

Establish a Deep Relationship with our Creator

Lastly, I think we need to establish a deep relationship with our Creator. To return to the peace and joy of the original creation, we need to fight for community with others and also with God. Before we can love others, we need to experience the real love of God which is best displayed through the death of Christ on the Cross. Once we experience this real love and learn more about our identity in Him, it becomes easier to love others and pursue relationship. When you are living out of a servant heart that wants to love and serve others, it becomes a lot harder to isolate yourself and feel lonely.

How inspiring would it be to be a part of a generation who are committed to truly loving and seeing the people around us? To be a part of a generation who cares more about people than the number of likes and followers we have on instagram? To be a part of a generation who loves God and spreads His love to the world? To be a part of a generation who truly fight for community?

What role are you going to play?

Want to experience the real love of God so that you can love others better?  Want to learn more about what it means to live and invest in community?  Come join us for a Discipleship Training School (DTS)!

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What Have You Placed Your Hope In?

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On EDTS outreach in 2016, my team spent most our time in mountainside villages sharing the gospel and distributing Bibles. We hiked from one place to the next; gathering those who were willing to listen. One morning, we were asked to visit a woman who was considered “crazy” by her community. Her husband requested we pray for her since no doctor had been able to explain her condition. For the past two years, she had been confined to her home where her 70-year-old husband cared for her.

When we approached their home, we could hear the faint shouts of the woman. She repeated, “Kukura, Kukura, Kukura…” the native word for “dog.” As my team and I gathered outside her kitchen, we could see smoke from a fire she was burning inside. There were pictures of idols covering the walls of their house and it was obvious this couple was willing to resort to anything to be healed. Unfortunately, our first visit was pretty unsuccessful. The woman was agitated by our presence and unwilling to leave her kitchen . She even began throwing items out the door at us to encourage us to leave.

We later discovered she had fallen out of a tree two years prior and suffered from severe head trauma. However, it was apparent this woman was suffering from more than a physical ailment. Though we weren’t able to offer much at the time, her husband  requested we come back in a few days.

A week later we returned.

The woman remained shouting nonsensical words but allowed a few of us to enter her bedroom. We all began to pray…and in the moments to follow, I’m not sure I have ever experienced Jesus’ presence so strongly. It was as if he was actually standing there with us.

I was struck by God’s compassion for the woman.

I was struck by God’s compassion for the woman and could almost feel his pain over her situation and his desire for freedom in her life. I can’t remember how long we stood in her doorway but all of the sudden there was a change. As I had been praying, I had noticed a sharp, silver color in her eyes. I had even had a hard time looking at her directly. But, when she sat up in her bed, her eye color shifted and a soft blue appeared.

The woman slowly moved from her bed and began walking towards the door. She sat in a perfect beam of sunlight on her front porch. It was as if she had literally and spiritually stepped into the light. Her shouting subsided and she was still.

Sadly, we were never able to communicate with this woman but it was evident she had experienced some sort of peace in that moment. I believe it was from God.

The reason this experience has stuck with me so vividly is because it so clearly testified to the bondage of the flesh versus the power of God. Although we did not see this woman’s sanity restored, I still believe that God has all authority to have done so.

I will never be able to explain why he didn’t bring complete healing that day but what is more important is that this woman had an experience with the King. To be whole is to be with Him. Our flesh will remain broken as long as we remain on this earth but until we reach heaven’s glory, we can place our hope in Yahweh Rophe, “the God who heals.”

We will be made whole and healed completely.

Even if your situation isn’t as dramatic as this woman’s, my prayer is that you would be given a renewed perspective.  In this life, we face suffering of all kinds but know that your suffering is not in vain. One day we will see God face to face and we will be made whole and healed completely. Let’s wait expectantly for this glorious day and look forward to eternity with him…

If you want to know Jesus more and learn how to place your hope in “the God who heals,” come join us for a Discipleship Training School (DTS)!

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Revelation 21: 1-5 “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.’ And he who was seated on the throne said,
‘Behold, I am making all things new.’ “

What do I do with my life now?

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We have all been in that place…

“NOW WHAT?”

“What direction do I go?”

“What am I supposed to follow?”

I was 19 and at the end of my rope with God and with myself. I felt empty, lost and alone. I was stuck in the place of “now what?”, searching for meaning for my life because I felt that God was distant and didn’t want to communicate with me. So I was searching for direction, meaning, and answers. Out of the blue a high school friend of mine called me up and told me about this missions thing he was doing where he got to go to different places in the world and serve God. He called it YWAM. He went on saying it was a place where he got to tell people about the reality of Christ and what Christ did for us, and that maybe I should think about doing a Discipleship Training School. It didn’t take me long to think about it.

God was answering my question of “now what?”

I was jumping at the opportunity to go, believing that if I went my question of “now what?” would be answered. Through seeking the answer to that question, I had the opportunity to meet people from all over the world, encounter different cultures, and eat strange food. But what I didn’t expect was that I would truly meet God. YWAM created an environment where knowing God was safe and highly encouraged. With a deeper understanding of who God is, I began to have my question answered. God gave me the verse Jeremiah 29:11 which says, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” God was answering my question of “now what?” with “follow me and you will see”. So I followed.

Now 2 ½ years later, I’m still following Him and along the way I’ve gotten to see all the things He  has done. I have been on outreaches overseas and around the States. I have seen people come to know Him for the first time. I have seen families restored because of the power of Christ. I have seen thousands of people encounter God in amazing times of worship. But most importantly, I have seen God show up time and time again to answer people’s question of “OK, now what?”

He gives us answers, direction, and meaning.

If you are fresh out of high school and feel like you don’t have direction…

If you are working and feeling stuck and purposeless in life, no matter your age…

If you have a heart for missions and want a team experience in missions…

If you just want your questions answered…

Know that God is paying attention. He won’t leave you stuck. He will give you answers. Jeremiah 29:12 says, “Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.” I understand now that God isn’t distant, He is listening to our questions, our frustrations, and our prayers. But the best part I have learned is that he responds. He gives us answers, direction, and meaning. So I implore you if you feel stuck, ask “now what?” because I bet you God will answer.

Interested in getting more direction for your own life? Consider doing a DTS with us!

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How God Spoke to me Through Push-ups

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All I had ever wanted growing up was just to be loved for who I was not for what I had done, was doing, or for anything that I was ever going to do. Instead, I only felt I received attention for the things I did. I felt like I had to earn love, like I had to do something to be recognized. This created in me an obsession with trying to be perfect because I was desperate to be loved. This also led me to feel like God expected perfection, and then I began to wonder if that’s why He gave us the Bible.

Why was I trying to be perfect?

It wasn’t until I learned how to study the Bible that God showed me that I was running to work, sports, grades, ministry, working out, etc. thinking that He, along with others, would love me because of them. God showed me that in reality these things had become idols in my life. It’s not that any of these things were bad, in fact most of them were really good but, God was wanting to deal with the reason why I was doing those things. Why was I trying to be perfect?

It was through studying His Word that God showed me that I wasn’t loved for what I had done, was doing, or was going to do, but because of what He had done for me on the cross. I was loved because of what He did. Did I deserve it? No. But that is the unfathomable mystery and beauty of grace.

If the details of your life are important to you, they are infinitely more important to Me.

A couple of months ago (after a long process of God bringing healing to how I viewed myself), I felt like God told me to start working out again. This time, though, it wouldn’t be because I had to prove something, but so that I can be healthy, safe, capable, and sure… look good for my future wife! Now, you might be thinking: “why would God care if this guy works out or not? Surely God doesn’t care about such trivial matters. Isn’t God only interested in ministry and religious stuff?” Believe me I’ve wondered that too. One day I decided to ask Him about it and here’s what I feel like He said… “Caleb, if the details of your life are important to you, they are infinitely more important to Me.  You were worth dying for so that I could be with you and you could be with Me from now, unto every second of eternity.”

So, when God told me to start working out again I decided to ask Him to be a part of that too. The first day I started working out I asked Him, “how many pushups do you want me to do?”  He said “15”. So I did 15, took a minute break, and then I asked again. He said “10.” So I did 10, took another minute break, and I asked again. It went on like this until I was so sore and tired that I could barely finish the number of pushups. I got up thinking I was done and felt like God said, “What are you doing? I didn’t tell you that you were done.” I said, “God I’m super tired and sore. There is no way that I can do another set.” He said, “Caleb, you are capable of far more than you know or realize when you let Me help you. I’m not saying it will always be easy, or that it won’t hurt sometimes, but if you trust Me, I will empower you to grow stronger and healthier in all aspects of your life, especially with Me.”  

He will be with me in the seemingly insignificant details of my life.

I got down on my hands and knees, and then on my hands and toes… and I finished my last set of pushups. It hurt, I didn’t think I could do it, but with my arms shaking God met me.  He reminded me, even during that last set that He is with me, and that if I trust Him He will empower me to do all that He has asked me to do and even more. He will be with me every day, all the time, loving me and even being with me in the seemingly insignificant details of my life… like doing pushups.

What areas of your life do you need to invite God into, even if it doesn’t seem important?  Will you allow God to love you for who you are and not for what you do?

Want to learn more about hearing God’s voice in your own life? Consider doing a DTS with us!

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What are you willing to give up for Jesus?

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You know that feeling you get when you are totally out of your element – your palms get sweaty and it seems like the room you’re in is shrinking?  That’s how I felt when I found myself sleeping on the ground next to 60 high schoolers in a nation that is totally different from my own.  The high schoolers couldn’t speak much english, so communication was difficult. I was totally out of my element and it wasn’t just 1 night, but a week long camp that my outreach team was leading.

I was about to learn what surrender really looks like.

My role in the camp was to teach about surrendering all things to Jesus and saying yes to him no matter what the cost might be. I had no idea that I was about to learn from them what surrender really looks like.

At the end of my teaching, most of the students kneeled at the cross – bringing something that they wanted to surrender to Jesus.  This was incredible to see in a nation where most people have never heard the gospel!  One particular boy traveled very far from his village in the mountains, even during a Hindu holiday, to attend this bible seminar rather than participate in rituals with his family. This took tremendous courage.

This boy knew that Jesus was worth everything.

In the middle of worship during this seminar, his mother came in – she yelled at him, trying to pull him out the door of the church. She had been afraid that he would make a decision to become a Christian, and now it had finally happened. He refused to come, so as she left she disowned him from the family.

This boy knew that Jesus was worth everything, and this gave him the courage he needed to say yes to God in the face of being disowned by his family.

If he can do that, what are we able to surrender to God?  I thought I was giving up a lot for Jesus being in such an uncomfortable place, but I was so challenged seeing what this boy gave up – he counted the cost and decided that Jesus is worth everything.  What cost are we willing to pay to be a disciple of Jesus?

 

If you would like to learn more about what it means to actively pursue Jesus, come join us for a Discipleship Training School (DTS)!

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Please Don’t Wait for Marriage

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It has been an undefined expectation in my head that marriage would fulfill or complete me…

“How am I supposed to wait patiently for marriage?” This is a question I have been seriously mulling over the past few months. In order to wait patiently for something, I realized that I had to actually understand what that something was. It has been an undefined expectation in my head that marriage would fulfill or complete me in some way, shape or form. I thought this because I was looking at myself being served through marriage, which is something heavily emphasized within our culture. However, while studying the Bible and being surrounded by Christ centered marriages, I’ve come to realize that my part in marriage will not be about finally receiving the love I was waiting for, but rather serving my spouse even at my own expense.

You see, those who are married are to love each other as Christ loved the Church. The love that Christ demonstrated included being brutally tortured and killed on the cross for our sins. This goes to show that marriage is not meant for one to selfishly receive, but for one to selflessly give of themselves, as Christ gave Himself completely. In doing this, with Christ at the absolute center, marriage portrays the gospel to others, and the husband and wife carry the image of Christ by serving each other selflessly through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit.

So, why wait?

No, I’m not talking about waiting for sex (please wait!). While the romantic aspect of marriage is exciting and quite an amazing gift for two people to share (so I’ve heard), we see that it isn’t the foundation of marriage. The romance and the mountain top emotions are not what will get a marriage through the extremely difficult seasons. The foundation is the commitment to unconditionally love and serve. We do not need to wait in allowing Christ to teach us how to mold our characters into those who serve unconditionally. We are able to learn how to walk in selflessness now, which will not only prepare us for marriage but also for eternity with Christ.

How do we learn to serve?

This is what prepares us for marriage.

Actively pursue Jesus. As we focus on knowing Jesus more in the midst of singleness it allows our character to be refined in His humility and love, which produces the ability to serve one another. This is what prepares us for marriage. But what’s awesome about a Christ centered marriage built upon Christ centered singleness, is that it actually prepares us for eternity with Christ by continually refining our character in selflessness.

So, let’s not wait for marriage to actively pursue Christ in a way that allows us to serve. We have an opportunity every day to become more conformed to His character and love for the Church.

 

If you would like to learn more about what it means to actively pursue Jesus, come join us for a Discipleship Training School (DTS)!

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