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By The Gentle Waters
By the gentle waters, you will safely lead meIn green pastures feed me, knowing what is best.Though I often stray, wander far away,I can hear You say, " Come to Me and rest."Though the path be rough and rugged,Though the trail be dark and steep,Still the gentle Shepherd watches o'er His sheep.There's no need to fear when the Shepherd's near.When Your voice I hear, I find comfort sure.Free from all alarm, sheltered from all harm,Safely in Your arms, I can rest secure.With the flock abiding, all my needs supplying,Comforting and guiding, leading all the way, all the way.Jesus, loving Shepherd, You'll forsake me never.In your flock forever, I am not alone.Though the darkness hide me, You are close beside me.Gentle Shepherd, guide me 'til I'm safely home.

He is so awesome. Today I was reading in ‘Streams in the Desert’, it was about being still. In the writings it says something so profound- “God was waiting in the depths of my being to talk to me if I would only get still enough to hear His voice”. It went further talking about how this person had tried to become ‘still’, but the more and more they tried the more noise seemed to take over and consume them. He says to be still and know that He is God. Things will try and bombard you with business and anxiety, yet He is still saying “Be still”. The page ended with this being said “But as dew never falls on a stormy night, so the dews of His grace never come to the restless soul”. Then he spoke through mom, she said something about resting. The reason she brought it up was because I was telling her why I was just doing ‘ok’. The reason I gave was because I was just sitting at a desk, when I could be mowing grass or building skids. She said that He makes us to lie down in green pastures. It hit me; I started to see that sitting in this desk chair is His way of making me lie down. However, instead of resting I have been looking around at the grass and seeing that “O dear, it needs to be cut” or “Maybe I should go do some weeding to make it more pleasant” Instead of just letting Him minister to me I have been to busy seeing what I could be doing instead of just being. He wants us to rest and move beyond the silence and solitude. He wants me to soak it up, rest in Him. There is this book that my director let me borrow; it is called ‘Invitation to Silence and Solitude’ by Ruth Haley Barton. I have only read part through the introduction, but its ok-there is no rush J

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so after I read what my friend wrote I asked God to tell me more, this is what He told me.

The prodigal guy-he went out and partyed. First of all I wonder if his dad knew before time that his son was going to sqaunder it all, I think maybe he did but he loved him so much that this must have been the time that he determined something in his mind.That something was this- He was determined that his love was going to be unconditional. I think that he was waiting for his son to return as he watched his sons back leave from home. He was waiting with such anticipation, he had to of because when his son did return there was no hesitation on the fathers part to welcome him back. So when the son is out and about living to the hilt his father had to of heard about it. Word must somehow of gotten back to the family, cause his brother knew. However, the father did not let condemnation come into his mind about his son. He choose to see him as perfect and with out fault. Ok, the guy is in a mess-literally…I wonder what went through his mind. He had to have seen himself- he saw the filthiness, he smelled the stench, he had to of known that this was the bottom of the bottom. He had to have been thinking about how much he wanted to go back,but how could he ever?! He must have also known that the word had gotten around-it had to of reached his father. How he must have struggled with the very thought of going back. As he was walking back thoughts must have been torturing him-condemnation overwhelming him. He was, in his mind, so unworthy. Maybe if he could just go back and offer himself as someone that would not be connected with the family, he could serve-work-he would never consider calling himself his father’s son. All the sudden he is thrown out of this mindset as he is engulfed by two strong arms…words try to come out-he tries to plead, No! I know where I have been, I know what I have done..I know who I should be considered now. Yet here is the other side of it- his father has been waiting, watching- all with anticipation. (its like waiting for UPS to drop off a package you have been knowing will come-ok maybe it’s a lot more than that J) He knew his son would return. He ahd been straining his eyes-just waiting to catch a glimsp of the form of his beloved son. He sees him-the joy and energy that must have overcome him! He takes off full speed(at least that’s what I picture) goes to embrace his lost son. He knows what has happened, yet he is giving his son a new identity-he throws a robe on him-a robe of righteousness. How it works is that our old selves are putrid…the only way we can be considered holy and blameless is this- when we have a new identity put upon us. The son had an identity all picked out, he thought it was the only way to come back-yet when his father put on that robe HE was determining his sons new identity. He was proclaming to every one that his son was to be considered without fault. That is what HE does for us-he knows where we have been and even where we are, yet when the we run home to him he covers us with his robe-our identity is now determined by Him-he says we are and so therefore we are. I think it also has to do with the three amigos…they all worked together in unison and perfectly.
Basically that is what can be put into words but it so so much more than that…

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This was written to me from one of my friends when i brought up the question of how could we ever be considered Holy and Blamless in Gods eyes. Here it is-
1 Peter 1:14-16 14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, 15 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, "You shall be holy, for I am holy."
This next passage is a long one but once I started reading I couldn’t cut it any shorter, the truth is powerfully real here….
Colossians 1:3-29 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, 5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, 6 which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing- as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth, 7 just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant.1 He is a faithful minister of Christ on your2 behalf 8 and has made known to us your love in the Spirit. 9 And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10 so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. 11 May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, 12 giving thanks1 to the Father, who has qualified you2 to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. 13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by1 him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities- all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. 21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22 he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation1 under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister. 24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26 the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. 27 To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
So God started to break this down…
Christ took in Himself all of creation, human and non-human. At the cross redeeming all in Himself to the Father. Therefore all things have been redeemed/ bought back by Father to Himself.
No man/woman or any created thing for that matter, does Father see outside of His Son, His Son being in Him, therefore no thing outside of Himself. Hence any declaration of His own character is also His declaration of who He sees us to be. Therefore all men/women whether saved or unsaved is forgiven and redeemed, they are pure, holy, blameless, and righteous.
Remember in “The Shack” Papa says, that we cannot live like we are unloved unless we live in a reality of being loved. It’s the same way, we cannot live un-holy, un-blameless, or un-righteous unless the each of those things exist in fullness and reality.
Nothing we can do or not do, can change the reality that we are holy, blameless and righteous. We can however, most often displayed in our actions and attitudes, live like we are un-holy, un-blameless, and un-righteous.
So basically it boils down to accepting reality and then living in accordance with it. Which is who God is the I AM, He is what is. We rejecting Him by fleshly nature choose to live outside of what is and live in what is not.
In the garden when mankind ate the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, he ceased to know no longer solely good (God lk 18:19) and there eyes were opened to the realm of evil, what is not. It’s a view of deduction and negativity by nature for it must reduce everything to be outside of God. And it is in this reality of seeing, but not truly seeing, for we are seeing what is not, rather than what is.
In God’s commission of Paul He speaks to Him of one of the primary reasons for which He is sending him out. The opening of the eyes.
Acts 26:18 18 to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
It’s the turning from seeing what is apart from God (Light), therefore darkness. And having our eyes opened to truly see by Light (God) , goodness (God). Him revealing Himself.
-kinda a sub-point under this is the fact that forgiveness is also a reality, the preaching of the gospel is not the preaching of the recognition of condemnation and the need for forgiveness, but rather the reality of the declaration of forgiveness given, that needs only to be received.
Now why does He say these things about us when He knows that we choose to live outside of them? in order to empower us to live within them. Apart from the declaration of them being reality we don’t even have the option to live within them, cause apart from Him they don’t exist. He has taken us and everything else for that matter into Himself and said “live like we are all together in me, cause we are.”

Alright sorry, I kinda got on a bit of a roll there… all that to say why God says we are those things when so often we live like they are not true.
….getting back on track how does that affect me and how I live.
Drastically, but amazingly passively.
Everything He has said about us is also a declaration of Himself and all those things are impossible outside of Himself cause they don’t exist and they are also intricately a part of Himself. They are Him. Therefore the only way for me to truly receive those things is to receive Him, and live as if I truly abide in Him
John 15:1-11 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch of mine that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. 9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.
-Notice He calls all men branches regardless of whether they choose to abide or not, they are in Him and part of Him yet they choose to not abide in Him.
-Then He says if you keep my commandments (me getting in Him the Word living and written and therein marinating) it is thereby that we abide both in His love but also in Him cause He is Love.
I have absolutely no responsibility to be holy, blameless, or righteous, apart from accepting it as true and then choosing to abide in Him by abiding in the Word, and then out of me/us will flow rivers of Life (Him). Thereby fulfilling His declaration of us.

Don’t know if any of this made sense, but I think it’s a start in the right direction….
You are Holy, Righteous, and Blameless, live in the Joy (your strength) of your Lord =D

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Its been a while since my fingers have hit the keyboard. Well, its been busy-crazy busy. Since Big Sandy there was a tsunami that hit ATI and it carried us into Nashville. Alot of people were sick(me being included in that) and are just getting better. Coming up is the final ATI conference of this season, it will be held in Sacramento. A journey has come and gone, new people have done the same, and summer is fast approaching. There has been a torrent of birthdays that have happened in the past month or so. We have been to the beach, to the city, to Holland, and to the International plaza.

He has been so good, I may not had amazing days every day, but He is still SO awesome! I really dont ever think I have anything to complain about that really matters. I dont know what He is gong to continue to do throughout this year but it will be amazing no matter what it is :)

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Thick, humid, heavy- imagine breathing that in. It is almost like you are swimming in the air. Picture this-white shirts and navy skirts, red carpeting, and sweaty suits. You can see the humidity in the air, you can hear the little feet racing to see what is behind the blue curtains. If you have never experienced it before you can't really know exactly what it is like. There is something though that maybe you have experienced. It blows over you, goes through you and settles inside of you. It overwhelms you and you are filled up. There is nothing like it, once you have experienced it you will want to continue in it over and over again. What is it? Well some of you may already know what I am talking about. For those of you that do not know let me tell you. It is His presence-His Spirit. It is indescribable, I can't tell you what it is like to be filled with Him. It is completeness, filled with joy, and such a peace and then there is also this explosion of fullness. He just shows up and. It is so awesome because He is part of God, he is God and so you are filled with God. I know that it may not make sense to you but I just can't really tell you. He is waiting to do it for you and the you will know what i am trying to tell you.

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How can I keep from smiling?! I have not been able to stop smiling and let this joy go away. God has been so good. I am here in Big Sandy-Texas. Yes, things are much bigger here in Texas!!! What is going in Texas? Well it is the Regional ATI Conference. Basically it is a conference for all the home schooling families. People come from all around to meet for four days of training from Mr. Gothard. We have roughly 2,000 attending this year. The theme this year is 'Life Purpose with Power to Win!' The speakers, besides Mr. Gothard, include the Hogans, Bates, Tom Harmon, Jim Sammons, Steve Green (founder of Hobby Lobby), Joel Robbins, the Speeds, Warners, Bill Federer, the Duggar family, Bernie Reese, Jon Burnham, Jim Logan, Karl Coke, George Mattix, Roger Magnuson, and Otto Koning. As you might have seen, the Duggar family is here(so 18 kids) along with the Bates family(17 kids) and the Pearrow family (11 kids) Just imagine the sight of that and then imagine tons of families around that size all in one place!!!

Even a midst all the books, tennis shoes, strollers, suits and hustle, God is lavishing out His love. I see Him do it everywhere I turn. I can't get away from it. He has bee showing me how to love like Him. I didn't think that i would ever have the ability to, but He wrote it all out for me and now that I know how it can be done it has me so excited!! If you want to find out how to really love read 1 Corinthians 13. See how He tells you to love and yes, you may have read it lots of times before, but see how you can APPLY it!

I really like how the KJV says it-calling love charity...anyways, enjoy!

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None of the following is written by me- i received this in an email from my friend. I normally don't like to put up certain viewpoints...but htis one really was written well and I was able to understand it very well. I hope you all enjoy :)

As I started writing to the guys based on their answers, the note kept growing and growing. So I've decided to do a note to guys and another to girls. I'm not tagging anyone in this note to help with the anonymity of the survey.If you’re reading this and you filled out my little survey, thanks a bunch! I appreciate your willingness to share your candid thoughts and gut reactions to the questions. I tried to make the survey short but it still took you just over 15 minutes to fill it out, on average. I’m really humbled that you’d take that much time to answer the questions. It shows you really answered them thoughtfully and I’m grateful for that.

No More Mixed Signals

When it comes to relationships, it’s probably safe to say that most of the people reading this note subscribe to some form of “courtship” since just about ever guy selected that as the choice of the first survey question. However, in light of the other survey answers, it’s become obvious that many single guys who think they are pursuing a courtship model may produce some of dating’s negative effects as they interact with the opposite gender.Now, when I use the word “relationship,” it means that a guy and a girl have decided to get to know each other better specifically for the purpose of marriage. For anyone not familiar with the term “courtship,” this may sound a little extreme. But for others, this definition is too loose. Sorry about that if you’re on either side of the fence, but it’s apparent that this is the meaning of the word “relationship” for most of those who responded to the survey.

Your Survey Answers

Guys, when it comes to pursuing a girl you’re interested in, your first reaction is to pray about the relationship. Many also mentioned that you would seek counsel from spiritual authorities in your life like your parents and your pastor. These are definitely safe ways to go about opening a God-directed relationship with a girl.Another equally popular answer was some form of staying in contact with her whether through email, a social media site like Facebook, or engaging her in conversation if you live near each other. Some of you made it clear that you would try to increase this contact in a group setting so as not to arouse a girl’s suspicion that you’re interested in getting to know her better. In this way, you show that you respect her feelings and don’t want to give her the impression you’re interested without committing to the relationship.

What the Girls Want to Hear From You

In viewing the girls’ responses, though, maintaining direct contact with a girl because you’re interested while not committing to a relationship with her could have the opposite effect a guy may want. In other words, while subscribing to courtship, the guy’s mode of interaction could involve negative emotional elements that leave a girl confused even as she sees herself getting emotionally attached to the guy who is keeping in contact with her.Now, I’ll give you guys the benefit of the doubt because I didn’t include one option I should have when I asked you what you do when you’re interested in a girl. That’s because I’m a novice at formulating surveys. Anyway, there’s one answer that girls really want to hear if you’re going to stay in contact with her: Tell her your intentions! Why? When you stay in contact with a girl and increase communication with her via email, Facebook, or whatever, you open the door for her to become emotionally attached to you but you are sending her mixed signals about how you feel about her. This is even the case if you only want to be friends with her and have nothing else in mind.Girls want to know why you’re keeping in contact with them. Are you merely looking for a friend or do you have something else in mind? Until you let her know, she is going to wonder why you’re communicating with her and will be confused if you don’t tell her what you’re thinking.Letting her know your motivation for the interaction is incredibly important because as a girl shares more of who she is with you, she can’t help but become emotionally invested in this quasi-dating/courtship relationship. This isn’t her fault—it’s how God has wired her. But guys, if you really care about a girl and respect her emotions, you’ll let her know where you’re coming from. If you can’t do that for whatever reason, stop communicating with her for her sake.

Her Honor: Your Highest Priority

While approaching a girl on any level is simple, it can be hard to carry out because you may not want to risk losing the relationship altogether. However, either of these paths—backing off or revealing your intentions—is the best way for following the biblical mandate of treating her like a sister (1 Timothy 5:2), as opposed to getting her emotionally attached to you over an extended period of interaction.Really, your highest goal with any young lady should be to protect her honor. Some guys have decided that any kind of one on one contact with a girl could reflect badly on her so they’ve decided to limit their interaction with females to group settings. The guys who do this are very serious about listening to God for who he wants them to begin a relationship with and many have found “the one” while still maintaining a friendly distance around girls in general. Now, this approach will never win a popularity contest in today’s culture but it may be something worth considering if that’s how God is leading you.

Why You Might Be Afraid to Tell Her

I believe two deceptions motivate a guy to communicate with a girl he’s interested in without telling her he’s interested: pride and self-centeredness. Pride, because he doesn’t want to admit that he’s emotionally attracted to her or is simply afraid he might be rejected. There’s also self-centeredness because if a dude is half in/half out about how he feels, he may still want to “keep his options open” while he’s enticing a girl to get emotionally entangled with him. That’s not fair to her, guys.Now, I’m not telling you to do something I haven’t done myself in regard to girls I have communicated with regularly but was not sensing God’s leading to deepen our relationship. I've approached several girls this way and all the results have been positive. The girls respected where I was coming from and made it clear that if I needed to pull back in our interaction, that was fine with them. Most girls who responded to the survey don’t want to give the wrong impression to guys they aren’t interested in.A reality check is probably in order when it comes to a girl you’re not interested in but who feels comfortable staying in contact with you. She’s probably not falling head over heels for you (even though it may seem like it or you’d like to think so). Some girls are just friendly and like to stay in contact with a bunch of people. I’ve found this out by asking several girls that I seemed to be getting mixed signals from. Each was honest and made it clear that they haven’t had any motive except for us to get to know each other better.So guys, the ball’s in your court. You’ve heard what girls have to say about your interaction with them. Now it’s up to you to treat them with the respect they deserve. Let her know what’s going on in your heart or back off. And if God is clearly leading you to begin a long term relationship with her, just be honest with her. You might be surprised by the response you get.

Another part-

This ones for the girls :)

So, this is it. It's going to be a part of an article on who different singles are looking for in a potential spouse. This isn't the exact article b/c I needed to shorten that one. I guess this is the "expanded" version.I wanted to avoid this being a personal so I left out specifics since I'm not really "on the hunt." I don't expect a lot of comments after anyone reads this (if anyone reads it all) but anyone bold enough to share their thoughts gets major brownie points;-) BTW, none of the girls tagged in this note need to take any of this personally. I don't think I know any of you well enough for that. Well, I know Sharon pretty well but she defies explanation:-D

Here goes...I’ve run into three types of girls over the years—two of them kind of make me chuckle inside. I say that it’s a sort of chuckle because there’s a hint of sorrow that rises up in me as well. The third class I’ve observed always makes me stop and think. And smile.

Just Say Hi

Although I grew up in an ultra conservative homeschooling setting, I don’t spend a lot of time with ultra conservative homeschoolers anymore. However, I run into them from time to time. The type of girl I most often interact with in these circles is one of those that makes me laugh and cry at the same time. Actually, I should call these interludes “non-interaction” since most of these girls ignore my existence—or at least try to. I used to let them get away with such behavior but not any longer. Now I engage them in conversation or some other form of communication that helps loosen them up a bit.In some homeschooling spheres, interaction between guys and girls is viewed as either sinful or an initial pass at pursuing each other for marriage. This is sheer deception. God made the genders to challenge, edify, and add dimensions to their lives they couldn’t experience on their own. And there is a way to do this as a single person, which I could go into but that’s beyond the scope of what I’m writing about now. It just concerns and saddens me that many girls are afraid to engage the opposite sex out of fear that they’ll sin or that others will judge them for being immoral.Now, this tendency isn’t restricted to the ultra conservative crowd. I think it’s really just fear. In these circumstances, I always think, “Wow, do I look that fierce?” Several years ago I remember telling one girl that I wasn’t going to bite her—in other words, she really could sit near me with full confidence that she’d walk away in full safety. She didn’t understand.In other words, just get over yourself and say hi.

The Ferocious Female

There is a pendulum swing to the opposite end of the spectrum, though. This second class of girls I’ve resorted to calling “ferocious females.” This is the kind of girl that has it all backwards—instead of waiting to be pursued, she pursues. Really scary! Young ladies like this always make me want to run and hide because I realize that such a relationship is not how God intended guy/girl interaction to look like.I have to say that I appreciate energetic, engaging girls. What concerns me, however, is that with some young ladies, there’s a sense of discontentment with their singleness. When a girl is satisfied with the time of life that God has called her to live in, that’ll grab a guy’s attention, to say the least. That way, he’ll know that if this girl can flourish before marriage, she’ll do the same after she ties the knot. Every Christian single today hears from many quarters that marriage is not a remedy to discontentment with singleness. Girls who show that they don’t believe this by their actions and attitudes would do well to mature in this truth for one good reason—they may scare off the guy who would be their potential mate. Okay, that’s probably extreme but you get the point.

Looking for Sarah

This brings us to the type of girl that is very appealing and attractive. I like it when a young lady I meet takes the time to both talk and listen. People will always be able to talk about what interests them, what they’ve spent time thinking about. When I come across a girl who can speak to the passions that God has put in my heart, I get interested. Having a shared passion from the Lord is something that I know will take us beyond the high level of emotion that our relationship will begin with. That passion will keep us together for a lifetime.At least, I think so. Remember, I’m still single.My attention is piqued when a girl is walking in the freedom of Christ. The first two types of girl are locked up, each in their own way. The most attractive women I’ve met are those who are satisfied where they are yet open for more of what God has for them. This is a freedom only God can give. In away, I’m looking for one thing: confidence. A girl who has placed her confidence in Christ, who isn’t “afraid with any amazement” (1 Peter 3:6) but resembles Sarah—that’s a girl that will make any guy turn his head. Including this one.Up to now, I can sum up in a word what means to follow God. It’s an adventure. When God brings that girl across my path that makes my heart flutter and makes me weak in the knees, I know that she’ll be willing to follow me as follow God on the adventurous path he lays before us together and has already been laying before me. A lot of guys will be satisfied with a typical life—work hard, play hard, raise a family, grow old. But for me personally, I know that God will bless me with these as well but it just may be in a different part of the world.For a lot of girls, thinking about raising a family without the support of her parents or a bunch of mature believers can be overwhelming. And that’s fine—God may not have called them to that. But what has he called them to? Like my happily married brother has told me, “Find a girl who is willing to follow. But be willing to give up as much as you’ve asked her to.” When the time is right, I know we’ll both be willing to do this. Really, we’ll want to sacrifice for each other. Even if that means living in a different hemisphere. Isn’t that what Sarah was willing to do? She followed even if she didn’t understand. She trusted God despite Abraham’s deficiencies. Sarah wasn’t afraid. Yeah, I’m keeping my eye out for Sarah.

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