Alone at Heart: LOOKING TO YOUR HEAVENLY HUSBAND
This weeks review, A simple question: Are you standing tall as the Bride of Christ, married or not?
How did this Chapter help you put your longing for companionship married/ single in perspective of eternity as opposed to a lifetime. See page 36, paragraph 2
Also, take some time as encouraged by question #2; pg 44 to write some marriage vows to The Lord. Perhaps you are married, and its been so long since you reviewed your vows to you natural husband, or it could be that you didn't write personal vows; maybe you've never been married and have not had the opportunity to write your vows, whatever the case USE THIS OPPORTUNITY to get personal about what you desire and are committed to doing in your partnership with The Lord.
How did this Chapter help you put your longing for companionship married/ single in perspective of eternity as opposed to a lifetime. See page 36, paragraph 2
Also, take some time as encouraged by question #2; pg 44 to write some marriage vows to The Lord. Perhaps you are married, and its been so long since you reviewed your vows to you natural husband, or it could be that you didn't write personal vows; maybe you've never been married and have not had the opportunity to write your vows, whatever the case USE THIS OPPORTUNITY to get personal about what you desire and are committed to doing in your partnership with The Lord.
Comments
Linda Brooks
Again another powerful and convicting chapter for me.
In answer to the posing question NO I have not always been standing tall as the Bride of Christ. Outwardly yes, but inwardly NO. I wouls always secretly be searching for something or someone to fill the void that only.Christ can do.
I thank the Lord again for these ladies testimonies and the writers reminder of the fact God is that Husband and is the only one that supply any need and fill any void. And being single I need to excercise His presence more in my life and especially at those low feeling times. I need to acknowledge Him being right there with me vs focusing on my feelings by praying and getting in His word more.
The writer gave practical things that can be done
1.communicate
2. Committ yourself to trusting God more
3. Consider my life with God a partnership
I love how she said there will still be some time I might fill lonely but know that your not alone
Linda Brooks.
So many times married or not, our design which tends to lean on the side to needing companionship in our life walk as women, can be very unbalanced. We often make the mistake of putting high expectation of our spouses and life companion which leads to undesirable consequences. We get hurts, we are disappointed, we are left high and dry ...and in the same cycle that trust in mere humans will take us through.
However, when we become the leading ladies of Christ and he becomes our leading man, we find a joy trusting him to be our all in all. We must stand tall as the designated BRIDE of Christ, seeing him at our eternal love; and though, a few of us maybe married, we must not trade off Christ as our first love our marital assignment and bliss.
Even when we become married and are carrying out our duties as wife to our natural husbands, we must keep Christ as the source of or strength and hope. If we loose sight of Christ role in our lives we will live unfulfilled lives because our natural husbands were never intended to fill up our Need and desires tanks. Only Christ can do that.
This chapter has once again reminded me of the right perspective and is redirecting my feelings which have been often hurt from faulty expectations in people, places and things. Christ is my hope and leading man!