Whenever you make a covenant with your husband or with your wife and you decide to have sex for the first time, there’s a shedding of blood that comes.
When Christ came to save the world, He shed His blood through that covenant and salvation was able to come to the entire world through the blood of Christ. This was profound to me as she continued to explain “There is a covenant in marriage, just like God gave Abraham a covenant that he was going to be the father of nations and that from his lineage the Savior of the world was going to come. We tell them it’s a sin if they’re not pure before marriage, but we never really tell them why.” She said, “So, I don’t really teach them ‘ the you need to’ or ‘this is best’, I teach them the why.” I was talking with one of my pastors and she said, “So often we tell children they shouldn’t have sex before marriage or they need to remain pure before marriage we always tell them to do this, and do that. I’ll share what someone told me, which really changed everything for me. P: Please share with us your conviction as it pertains to Godly romantic relationships. Saying, “God I want to know who You are.” Just start with the small thingsĪnd God will begin to grow seeds of faith. Try a chapter a day, tryĪ verse a day, try getting on your knees for a minute in the morning and just Know His will, then just start with the simple things. Presence of God in your life, if you want to know His voice, know His ways, When you are humble, you are open to receive Sometimes I would get on my knees and pray for two secondsīecause I was so exhausted, and other times I would pray for a while. Open my heart to Him and have every moment of that day surrendered to Himīecause I postured myself humbly before Him, in the very beginning of the dayĪnd then evening. That would bring me closer to Him, and in all honesty it did. It legalistically because I wanted to get on my knees before the Lord feeling Morning and every single night because sometimes you have to position your heart I was digesting what was givenĪlso, to be honest, I would get on my knees every single That meant it was going to be a 14-day journey.
That meant it was going to be aĢ8-day journey, or I would read one chapter in the morning and one at night and If I was tired, I would just read one paragraph. I would read one chapter a day – that was all I needed. Then when I was ready I would move on to the next book. So, I would start with Matthew, read through it and write about it, journal and I would digest that. I know that I can’t just sit down and start from the beginning because I need things in short doses. What if I fail?” The point is that it’s not a pass or fail thing! I would set goals for myself and I would say, “Okay, I want to read the New Testament,” but I don’t know how. Some might feel, “Oh I can’t! I don’t know if I will be able to make it. You know, if we don’t make a goal the Lord’s not upset with us.
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P: What practical advice and encouragement can you give on how to read the Bible? When I was a little girl, raised in the church, and a part of a Christianįamily but it changed from that to God being my source, my Savior. He was my comforter, He was my portion and He was my foundation. He showed me that my placement had to be with Him and He began to teach me that The season that I’m walking through now! He affirmed me and who I was in Him. It was the one time in my life that my mom worked- she was a teacher at the school that I went to and my dad also worked, so I was really home alone.ĭuring that time, God would give me visions and dreams of The Word was filling me up so much and during a season when I was completely alone. Soon I started making my own devotionals. So, every morning I would get up and read my devotionals and every night before bed. No, I knew, I could tell, God was setting me up for something and I needed to stay focused. This wasn’t just the lot I was handed in life. He gave me hope the entire time I wasn’t going through this for any reason. It was during that season when I truly began to know God and His character. I was placed on homebound rest for two years with this illness. I was in high school running all over the place and God stopped me – He stopped me in my tracks. It’s kind of funny how God sets things up, as I was super busy. LAUREN DAIGLE: Absolutely! When I was 15 years–old I was diagnosed with a debilitating virus.
PEER: Please share with our readers how you came into a relationship with Jesus Christ?
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