Loving People
I've had some of the best blessings in conversation today. I found what I needed to hear and spilled my heart to people who care. I love having Becca as my mentor and I think it's perfect that she is one step ahead of me in life stages. I asked her advice on how soon before marriage a couple should start talking about sex. She recommended talking with a pastor or older couple, but seemed to think a couple months before seemed appropriate (I supposed based on your premarital counseling schedule).
I also got to talk to my mom on Facebook a little bit about things that are worrying me. She seemed to think that maybe I should take one or two of my difficult senior classes in 2013. But she said she'd pray for wisdom cause I really don't know what I should do. I've always managed so I think I can finish like I planned, but perhaps that's not the best way to go with getting married and everything.
And a wonderful end to the day was getting to talk to Andy. He read my latest journal entry about all my fears and excitement about getting married and then we had the most encouraging conversation about living as a Christian and all of the tensions we face because of our selfish sin nature. "The maturing believer's life is on of ever-increasing repentance." We cannot ever be perfect in every way (our deepest motives) so it is not our responsibility to beat ourselves up over our failures to have perfectly pure actions and motives. The best we can do is live selflessly toward others and continue to repent of our inner selfishness asking God to help us see the reality of who we are and how we should live in relation to Him and His children.
I also got to talk to my mom on Facebook a little bit about things that are worrying me. She seemed to think that maybe I should take one or two of my difficult senior classes in 2013. But she said she'd pray for wisdom cause I really don't know what I should do. I've always managed so I think I can finish like I planned, but perhaps that's not the best way to go with getting married and everything.
And a wonderful end to the day was getting to talk to Andy. He read my latest journal entry about all my fears and excitement about getting married and then we had the most encouraging conversation about living as a Christian and all of the tensions we face because of our selfish sin nature. "The maturing believer's life is on of ever-increasing repentance." We cannot ever be perfect in every way (our deepest motives) so it is not our responsibility to beat ourselves up over our failures to have perfectly pure actions and motives. The best we can do is live selflessly toward others and continue to repent of our inner selfishness asking God to help us see the reality of who we are and how we should live in relation to Him and His children.