Nothing You Could Ever Do Would Make Him Love You Less

It is crazy to think about The Lord's love for us. How could someone so perfect, almighty, beautiful, everlasting, and so much more could love such an imperfect people as us? This is something I think about all the time. It is a constant discussion among my friends and I. The Lord is literally so amazing and present in our lives and yet we are so undeserving.

One of my close friends recently came to know The Lord. Such a relationship is so indescribable. She didn't know before that God was such an amazing and loving God. When we think about it, none of us did and we are so blessed by that fact. I think that is something we often undermine. It is ultimately amazing that no matter what our past may be, however dirty we have felt, how low, that when we accept Christ into our hearts that we are washed clean because he loves us so deeply. This simple fact while so simple is so profound. 

It is normal for us as humans to look back on our past, our sin, and to beat ourselves up about the choices we have made. But the real truth of the matter is that The Lord doesn't look at our sin and judge us. He loves us in our darkest times, in the midst of it all his love is washing over us. His amazing, cleansing love makes us new. Because Jesus took the fall for our sins we are forever blessed. He loves us first, He loves us last, and He loves us the BEST. 

So when we are looking to be loved why look anywhere but to The Lord? He loves us, so deeply, and by his wounds we are healed. Romans 5:8 speaks to these points so beautifully, "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were sinners, Christ died for us." When I look to this verse my heart fills up with so much love for my amazing Heavenly Father and I am in awe. It is so crazy to know that even while we were sinning "Christ died for us", he died for us. Just a lowly

race of people. 

At our worst. 

There is NOTHING

Absolutely nothing 

That we could EVER do 

to make him love us any less. 

Our perfect Lord died for us when we are so far from perfect. We fail constantly. We sin and The Lord loves us the same. I am so completely overcome by God's great love for me and for all of us. "But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness."- Psalm 86:15 He is abounding in his love for us always and no matter where we are in our walk with him, no matter what sins we have committed or will commit, he loves us the same and he ALWAYS will. In that we know.... 

There is nothing we could ever do in all of our lives that would cause him to love us any less. 

When the Timing is Right...He Knows

When the timing is right....HE knows.....

It's true. As a college woman or simply even as a race it is hard to grasp the simple fact that The Lord has every moment of our lives planned out. The simple fact that a perfect God would take his time to plan out the lives of such undeserving people is so unbelievable and indescribable. Most days it is hard to grasp that I am so loved by the most high God and that no matter what I do or have done he still loves me the most. 

That being said, you might pray for something to happen in your life, like say finding someone to be in a romantic relationship with. Sometimes no matter how hard you pray to The Lord, now is just not the right time. Do we know when the "right time" will be? Is there anyway we can ask for a sign that the timing is right? 

The answer to all the questions about timing is, He knows. Because The Lord knows, we need only trust him in his amazing plan for our lives. Yes, it is hard to be patient and to wait. But, The Lord asks that we put our trust in him sing his praises and we will be rewarded. Psalm 62:8 says, "Trust him in all TIMES, O people; pour our your hearts to him, for God is our refuge." This is so absolute and so true. We trust The Lord in all of our times because he is the center and HE knows. 

In my personal experience, it means so much more to pray to God giving him thanks for the blessings in your life as opposed to asking him to bless you more and more. We leave the timing and the blessing to God because in all actuality we could not even begin to comprehend his power and utter amazingness. This is not to say that praying for a boyfriend or a love interest, or answers on a subject of timing is wrong. The Lord always listens and he also knows. 

He knows when the timing is right... 

He knows what your best interests are...

He knows how to sustain you...

He knows what you need even when you don't...

He knows your quirks and everything about you, down to the last hair on your head...

He knows your heart...

He knows YOU....

HE LOVES YOU 

ALWAYS 

And there is no place that he would ever want us to be other than his love. I don't know about you all but there is no place I would rather be than right here in his love and his impeccable timing. Because even when  I think I know what is right for me and what I need I don't. HE knows. In that I find peace. "Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul." - Psalm 143:8 

As we lift up our souls to The Lord and let him become the center, timing is something we needn't worry about. We put our trust in him that he may show us the way and in that we will find our place in him. Because when the timing is right...he knows. 

Today Is The Day The Lord Has Made Let Us Rejoice!!

Today has been such an amazing day! The Lord and his timing is most definitely so perfect and unexpected! I look forward to every Thursday because though The Lord is present throughout my entire week Thursdays are just such a blessing! Attending the weekly CRU meetings is definitely what my closest friends and I look forward throughout our week of stressful classes. 

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Yesterday I was having a valley day, struggling with my single christian woman status, college classes, friendships, and everything that I could have imagined that could go wrong went wrong. So at the end of the day the only thing I could do was to give it up to The Lord. No problem, issue, or valley day that we may have he is so much bigger and greater than we can even begin to imagine. At the end of the day I went to The Lord in prayer and laid down all my problems at his feet and asked him to pour his cleansing love over me and set my heart at ease with what I had been dealing with and what my friends had been dealing with as well. 

And to my delighted surprise The Lord definitely made this such a wonderful day. We are all so immensely blessed beyond compare and today that was so ever apparent. Tonight my amazing friends and I went to the Vine before CRU which is this wonderful gathering at the manor of the sweetest Christian lady where a group of wonderful Godly women bless us Meredith girls so well by sharing The Lords love with us. Tonights speaker spoke right into my soul and the souls of my friends. Everything that she said we could all relate to. It is so completely and undeniably true that our future is not in our hands but instead of the AMAZING hands of the Father. 

My prayer to The Lord last night on my valley day was answered tonight at the vine and went on into the always exciting and unexpected CRU primetime meeting. The Lord made it clear tonight that the book of James chapter one that speaks of trials and tribulations and surpassing that. The "testing of our faith develops perseverance" and we grow in Him. What more could we want? As we struggle in our lives with whatever it may be we must know that his plan is greater and he is at work in our lives. In James 1:16 it is said "that every good and perfect gift is from above" The Lord does not forget us in our times of struggle he may simply be asking us to wait and giving us exactly what we need at times we would never have imagined. 

It always means so much more when The Lord speaks to you when you least expect it. It comes likes waves, unforced and perfectly timed to His crazy-perfect clock. So I know this week I have had my fair share of valley moments, as have my friends, as I am sure you have as well; but just know The Lord has most definitely not forgotten you he will bless you at the perfect time. 

As I am so full of The Holy Spirit and in reverence at how amazing God's timing is; I pray that you always have faith and trust that The Lord calls all times soon. No matter what the circumstance he has a plan! I heard The Lord loud and clear tonight at The Vine and CRU and for that I am so incredibly full. But it doesn't matter where you hear Him or feel Him in your life. Just simply LISTEN and you will be so amazed and the blessing will be so worth the while. 

I leave you with the word Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares The Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to five you hope and a future." How crazy is it that our perfect Lord has planned our lives out our lives 2 seconds from now to 2 years from now? We are so blessed beyond compare and each day that becomes even more clear in my life. God is so good and perfect in his timing and all of his ways ALWAYS and FOREVER. 

The Background Story

Throughout High School and essentially all of my formative years I had never been that girl who was in relationships. I had actually never been in a relationship. Relationships never actually seemed feasible or necessary at that point in my life. So as a High School christian girl I accepted that The Lord's plan for my life at that moment was to remain single. I never viewed that as a disadvantage or a problem, though it was definitely not always easy.

Watching my friends in their successful and happy relationships definitely made it harder for me to be happy being single. Although my friends were seemingly happy and content with their relationships, I too was happy in the lack thereof. The Lord was, and still is my number one. He is beyond a shadow of a doubt the one I love first and foremost and with all of myself. That in itself is seemingly the most important thing. Before you can even think or dream of being with someone else you need to love God and through him love yourself in the best way to honor him.

I had always viewed relationships seriously. There has never been a time when I wasn't waiting for that "Prince Charming." My Prince Charming, who loves Jesus unconditionally and would come and rescue me from my single christian girl status. In high school I brushed of the fact that I didn't have that AMAZING christian boyfriend who loved Jesus and loved me. I didn't need a guy. I was content. I loved myself because The Lord loves me unconditionally. But all that's not to say that not having a boyfriend and experiencing that isn't extremely hard.

Fast forward to college. I am currently a college woman still loving The Lord and trusting in his plan for my life. Coming to college I never would have imagined that I would make a good number of christian girl friends so quickly, it has been such a blessing and I thank The Lord everyday for that! Needless to say I am still single but I am now fulfilling his purpose for me as a strong woman.

That being said, I never would have imagined how much harder it would be to avoid the "do you have a boyfriend?" conversation. While I love my college setting and my fabulous sisters in Christ it has become so much harder to avoid the fact that I am a single christian woman. Being single in college as a christian woman has its advantages, yet for me as of late it seems to have more disadvantages.  I have found myself, like never before, strongly wishing I had a boyfriend.

Some of my closest friends now are in relationships that I only hope reach the marriage stage long down the road. And then there is me. A single christian woman waiting for that single christian guy to come along. A single christian guy whom The Lord has intended for me. It seems as though now more than ever that has become of a high importance to me. Going from independent and happy in high school to single and waiting in college is something that I am adjusting to.

The Lord's timing is something that is so perfect and yet so unknown at the same time.

So as a single christian woman in college, it becomes even more real as the years go by and you grow in The Lord that you're very own Prince Charming is out there. You may not know who he is, you most likely don't. But that is expected and that is okay because The Lord has a plan and he loves you more than you can ever even imagine. Of course it gets hard at times being single, I know I go through that irrational struggle more than I ever should. Because the fact is The Lord's plan for you romantically is out of your control. As we live each day when simply trust and live in faith that it will all work out.

I know that personally when I read, Song of Songs 3:5 "Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires" The Lord is working in my life and that of my future beloved.

At this point in my life and always my beloved is Jesus. But somewhere there is my Prince Charming, your very own Prince Charming that The Lord made for you. Patience and trust in God is what we need. No matter the valley or the loneliness you feel regarding your single christian woman status, the college influence, there is nothing greater than God's love for you and his plan for your life and your love.

We are so immensely blessed by our King, we needn't fret over not having a Prince quite yet. The Lord calls all times soon and soon enough you Princess will have your Prince.