Have you ever heard someone say, “It was when I got to the point of believing I would never get married, that’s when my spouse came.” I’ve heard that quite a few times, and personally I don’t believe we have to get to a point of disbelieving God. I believe that if God said He is going to do something; we should consider it done and simply began to rest in him.
Our response should be resolute meaning that there is a settling, rest, and resolve within us where we simply believe God and that settles it. Last week, I wrote about how there are Christian blogs and messages all over social media feeding the idolatry of getting to the next place in life which for many is marriage. Many of the people following these blogs, social media trends, and what I call the wind have no resolve about themselves and what God has promised them. Resolve is something birthed out of intimacy with Christ. It’s also confirmed by others who walk intimately with the Lord.
God is not a God of gimmicks. We cannot snap our fingers 3 times and click our heels and become a perfect being to attract a perfect spouse. As a matter of fact, if our only motivation to become better people is to get a spouse; then there is idolatry already involved.
As believers, we should be transformed daily by the renewing of our mind into the image and glory of Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18), not seeking to be transformed purely to get a spouse. I pray against the idolatry of ambition that takes us away from intimacy with Christ, and I pray for the intimacy with God in our lives that would cause us to be resolute in all that God has promised.
Resolute: admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering.
Resolute comes from the word resolve. We should be so at rest and at peace in Christ concerning all that He has said that we are resolved with the issue of marriage and any other issues that God has spoken on. When we are resolved we walk in a place of rest and peace instead of dis-ease trying to figure out the next thing. We have to be intentional about guarding that peace.
Remaining resolved and focusing on things that would strengthen our resolve is one way to guard our peace. Not walking in a place of resolve also robs us of enjoying today.
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