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Friday, January 07, 2005
Dear K.-
Okay... I said I would just listen, and not comment on your love life anymore... but I can't let this go.
Why do you want God to give you a woman who treats you badly?
Why do you want God to give you a woman who treats you like a renovation project?
Why do you want God to give you a woman who does not honour and cherish you???
Be careful what you ask for... because you might just get it.
Do you think you don't deserve any better?
Do you think if things don't work with her, there will never be another woman out there?
Do you think you deserve to be treated badly for the rest of your life?
Or do you think that it wouldn't be so bad... you can handle it.
Why would you want to?
K., my brother, please listen to me:
You deserve to be loved and honoured and adored and respected and cherished!
You deserve to be dreamed about, prayed for, bragged about!
You deserve to be in a relationship that would make young people wish they were older, and old people wish they were younger!
You deserve to be with someone who likes you so much, that if you were the same person 10 years from now, that would be fine with them... because she genuinely likes you!
You deserve to be in a relationship that would teach you about Christ's adoring love for His church!
You deserve so much more than what you're working so hard to attain!!!!!
K., my brother, I want you to have such a marriage that:
You forget what it is to be demeaned and disrespected.
You forget what it is to work to earn approval and affection.
You forget what it is to be always so lonely.
K...
You deserve a woman who would love you so unselfishly, cherish you so carefully, honour you so deliberately and adore you so unself-consiously, that you would have the nurturing space and freedom to become the very best you.
You deserve someone who will be Christ to you.
You deserve no less than that.
I love you, brother.
E.
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7 comments:
Song of Songs 8:6-...for love is as strong as death.
Thank you!!
I've been in an emotionally abusive relationship for 17 years. The longer it goes, the more Christlike I become, the more I walk in the joy of the Lord, the more angry he becomes, the more surly he becomes the more abusive his language becomes. This is coming from someone who professes to know Christ ... but refuses to serve, attend church or do anything but sit in judgement of other Christians.
I've been "Loving him till he asks why" for 17 years ...
I don't deserve this. And K doesn't either.
He can be Christ to her, but until she has become Godly, they will not have a Godly marriage! Marriage is a partnership not a place to witness to someone! He does deserve someone who will be Christ to him. Do not be unequally yoked was a warning Christ gave us for a reason!
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