Relationships.
Why do so many relationships fail? Why do some people go from one relationship to another to another to another? I think the biggest reason relationships break up is almost never talked about. Most people go into a relationship putting a God-sized expectation on a finite human being. Most people say things like "I hope this relationship makes me happy." The problem is there is not a single person on earth who can make you happy forever. That is putting an expectation on someone that no person on earth can live up to. We were not made to make each other happy. We were made to find joy in a relationship with God who made us! The love of God gives us unlimited, overflowing, neverending joy and happiness - when we look for this anywhere else we will ALWAYS be disappointed. When our souls are filled up with the infinite, eternal love of God, then we can do what human relationships are meant for - we can love another person with full hearts not expecting them to make us happy. Two people with hearts full of the love of God can go into a relationship able to give more than they take. Two people coming to each other with empty hearts just suck the life out of each other. The ironic thing is, we find the most happiness in our relationships with other people when we are not depending on them to make us happy! So today, take your empty heart to God let Him fill you with the love that He proved to you by giving His life on the cross to save you.
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WHO I AM
I'm a follower of Jesus, husband to my lovely wife Judy, father of Evangelina, Micah, Josiah, and Jeremiah, missionary to the northeast United States and advocate for all things youth ministry. WHAT I DO
I am the northeast regional coordinator for the National Network of Youth Ministries. I've worked for the last 24 years as the co-executive director of Teens For Christ, a ministry that equips teenagers to share their faith in their schools. I also served on staff at Cherry Tree Alliance Church for 15 years as youth pastor and family life pastor. My Websites
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