After much prayer a friend and I have decided to embark on a 90 day journey to discovering what all God has in store for us. I know in the weeks to come God is going to reveal himself in ways I can't even imagine right now so I thought it was definitely something that should be shared. So the details first...
In taking a good look at my life I've noticed that I haven't been truly single since I was 15, even if I haven't been actually dating someone there is always some guy I spend time texting or meeting for dinner. Guys have become a security blanket in my life. In each relationship I have depended on a guy for happiness resulting in the guy feeling that he can never measure up or make me happy and leaving me feeling empty and unfullfilled. I have been expecting from a guy what only God can give me in my life. No man can ever complete me. Thus the formation of the...
Dating Detox
For 90 days there is no texting, talking or spending time with anyone of the opposite sex who is a potential date. We are limiting social media because it can be a distraction so that means, no T.V., no movies, no secular music, only sharing but no checking Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest... yea that last one almost killed me! No Pinteresting or Christmas movies!!.... We have committed to daily devotions and check ins with each other to keep us encouraged, with a signed covenant in hand it's time to take the first step.
So I'm sure your first question is why...
To begin
Love is like a drug. We get so wrapped up in the "in love" feeling
that we have forgotten what true love really is. We have decided to
eliminate the things in our lives that remind us of that fairy tale love
story, butterflies in your stomach feeling that might last for a while
but eventually flutters away. One of the first steps in any detox program is to start to
remove the junk in your life… Over the next 90 days we will not only remove
that junk but begin to fill our lives with things that will strengthen our
relationship with Christ and help with a firm foundation. Through these days we will begin to let go of
feelings and emotions that often hold us captive. With God we commit to get
rid of the junk in our lives and begin to learn the love God first gave to us and
then how to love another.
I have often been a little bitter about that empty hole in my heart that seems to never be filled but by understanding there is a man in my life who wants my very best so He can give me His very best I am beginning to feel that hole be filled....
