Love Is Waiting,..

"I'll give it time, give it space and be still for a spell. When it's time to walk that way we wanna walk it well! I'll be waiting for you baby...I'll be holding back the darkest night. Love is waiting til we're ready, til it's right...Love is waiting. ...I could live a lifetime with you and then do it all again and like I can't force the sun to rise or hasten summer's start, neither should I rush my way into your heart."

 

Be still. Be still in love, be still in life. Just wait. Why is it so hard for us to comprehend the concept of patience and just... be.... still? We as a society just can't wait for what happens next, sometimes that's not bad. It's good to be excited about the future. When you start making plans is when it starts turning bad. You can't change what the Lord has planned for you! My primary focus of this blog on "being still" is in our love lives.... Enjoy!

 

  

I'm so guilty of it. We all are! I asked myself many-a-times, "When will my knight on his white horse come?" Many of us females are led to believe that he exists... then we feel betrayed by Disney... because well, I hate to break it to you... but Prince Charming... he's a cartoon!! But REJOICE!!! That beautiful Happily Ever After... it exists... but not here on earth. (We'll touch more on that in a future blog., I have a feeling yall already already know where I'm going with that!)

 

 

Oh and the advice we as females (men too, I'm sure) receive... here's the worst one (in my humble opinion) "Oh honey, you will find a man as soon as you stop looking for one…" hmmm... THAT MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL!!! Does it make sense to find something you’re not looking for? "I can’t find my keys but I mean, hey...I’m not looking…" Really? Geez, I can't stand when people say that!! We (meaning single people) are always looking for someone though we may not be actively seeking him or her. Janet.... you make no sense.. ok, well then hear me out. When you meet someone, you "size them up." Whatever level it may be based upon..a mere friendship or potential relationship... you start looking for qualities that you like in that person to determine if you want to keep them around, for whatever purpose. We are always looking for someone. Looking and seeking are very different, although often confused. Looking doesn't mean you're desperate, nor does seeking however to look is far safer than seeking him or her out.. Remember, in the bible we are told to guard our hearts...Just because we look doesn't mean we have to jump at the first available option... which leads me to more advice...

 

I gave you worst, now here's the best!! "God will give you a man (or woman) as soon as you are soley satisfied in Him." I actually believe this one, but find it difficult to believe that ALL the married brothers & sisters actually arrived at this lofty ideal of purity in heart. Because so many people are so distraught at the thought of not having someone there they jump into relationships. (oooohhhhh let that really sink in... feel these words, don't just read them) I've got news for you!!!!! (get ready for the AH-HAH moment....).... be still.. wait for it.... wait.... YOU ARE NEVER ALONE!!! God is always with you! He never leaves us. We leave him, we stray and get distracted but He is a constant in our lives! Go back to him! Let him fulfill you and you'll see that having a significant other is a gift, not a necessity! Oh joy!

 


If you're reading this, chances are... you've been that person! I have been her. I was. I admit it! But the beauty of past-tense.. is it's in my past! And it can be in yours too! It took me about a month but I finally have a mended heart (& extra dresser space) because I came to this realization! All I had to do... this whole time.... was.... be still. Let God claim your heart. He'll heal all the scars that keep you weary or bitter or apprehensive of this glorious feeling we call love! Once you are "filled" with the Spirit... you will "fill" with love. You will "feel" love! I am head over heels in love right now with my Lord, my Saviour! When he is assured and ready to share my heart in an intimate realtionship with ONE man, he will give me the gift of intimate love between myself and another. Until then, there's no rush... no hurry.. I will be waiting... Love is waiting... so I will be still.

 

That's the best advice I have to offer... if you want a perfect relationship, God being in your heart is a necessity. Without him, love is a word. Give it meaning by giving it all to Him. Give him your heart, and all of your love. He in return will give you the most fulfilling love there is.. he already has, his Son. Be filled with the Spirt so that he can bless you... maybe even give you a little gift.. ;) Till then... Be Still.