So I have been doing a lot of reading, self discovery (yeah well it never ends when your in a relationship with God) and having many intimate encounters with God and it has me very confident that I am becoming who God destined me to become. Not just on the outside but also internally!
I have come to the conclusion that the body of Christ needs to know who they are as individuals and corperately in Christ. We need to know both personally and corperately who we are with other people as well. Letting people know us, being honest about our feelings, and fears is one way to live by faith. if honest living is difficult generally, it is more difficult in relationships with a romantic potential. We need to take off the fig leaves and be naked and unashamed, knowing God has us covered.
We need each other as male and female to be fully human, fully Christian, fully the church and fully able to reflect the image of God. Men and Women who work together within the family of God honor God's intentions for the human creation. Common cause and purpose, as well as common values and means, are basic for healthy male-female friendships. Too many friendships today begin and end on the touchy-feely premise that functions only on the energy of the relationship itself. We need each other and we need healthy friendships. Friendships that focus on greater than those playing the role of friends. We are called to a greater and deeper assignment than just being in friendships with people. God has assigned folks in our lives to help unlock the doors needed to our destiny and for us to help unlock doors for others.
What we do together with common values and purpose helps define the edges of who we are in the relationship. Who we are in the relationship fosters the commonality of purpose and values held in the friendship that together serves God's greater intention for his creation. To many friendships fail from becoming ingrown and selfish. Yes even in the body of Christ this can happen that is why it's important to know who you are in Christ and know that God has you covered so that the the enemies attacks to put a wedge in the friendship touch you not.
True faith trusts God to keep his promises. A heart that recognizes how easily it can be decieved, especially by the promise of good things, is a heart that learns to trust God's goodness fully. So my question is Do you trust God fully?
Start today to trust God even in the area of friendships, I know I have and I have put down the fig leaf and come out of hiding and since I have God has allowed me to make some great friends, unveiled my beauty, released me to dance again, freed me from many things that were produced from ungodly behavior birthed out of many insecurities that I am now free from since I made the decision to position myself for acceptance with out having to work hard! I just let down the mask, and let the beauty be seen!
