The God Centered Relationship.. More Than A Concept
I read this quote the other day. It said, ”A woman’s heart should be so in tune with God’s that a man should have to chase Him to have her.” I liked this quote so much that I really thought about it and expanded upon it. I said,
“I do know this.. the woman I marry will believe in God more than she believes in anything else, including me. She’ll love God more and she’ll believe in His ability to heal, trasform, restore and perform miracles. I know that and I know she’ll recognize that as I chase after God, I’m chasing after her.”
I then began to think about relationships I’ve had in the past. See I’ve been doing this thing so terribly wrong. First, although I always look for Christian women, I think I’ve allowed the exercising of that faith to be a far too individual act. We may have occasionally gone to church together but that’s not enough. In building a solid relationship God needs to be at the very center. In the future I’d like to pray with the person I’m with and make an effort to keep God thoroughly ingrained in the very fabric of the relationship. As the man it’s my duty to lead and I will make the effort to discuss God and the Word in any relationship I may have in the future.
Second, I think I’ve worked far to hard at not necessarily chasing but trying to impress or win over the individual I was dating. The one ting that I love about that quote is that it’s so God-Centered. The idea that a woman would recognize and respect me chasing God as me trying to win her heart is something that is honestly a new concept to me. It’s opposite the worldly way we are told you date someone. So often we try hard to win or impress them with who we are that we at times forget our purpose here on earth and that’s to wholly and fully serve God. Well in the future in a relationship I will love God with all my heart and all my mind and I will not LEAN ON MY OWN UNDERSTANDING but always acknowledge him.
I also think that I’ve expected the women I’ve dated to far too often believe in me. Now I think having support and faith in someone is important, but I want her to believe in Him so strongly, with me, that our belief in each other is innately tied together in the fact that the God we serve is too great to let either of us down. That the act of our faith together will be enough to pull us through anything. This is part one and I’m still wrapping my head around this but.. it’s a start.. . Stay Sharp
I agree. great quote and great perspective you have.
i actually got a little choked up reading this because you expressed it exactly how i envision my future relationship to be. it’s seems hard for me to find someone who is as God-centered or at least on that path of becoming centered as i am. my past relationships have been with either good men with bad timing for themselves or good men whose priorties are different from mine. being God-centered has nothing to do with religion or even how often you attend church because that’s not the only places God can reside in. that quiet place in your heart where it’s just you and Him can be more impactful than any physical sanctuary. and to find a man that knows that…and is available, lol…is hard to come by for me. so thank you for that. it’s good to know that there are still some good brothers like you out there who are on that same virtuous quest as i am.