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"NO COMPROMISE!"
5/2/2006 7:56 amLast Read: |
Hi, Everyone! This phrase keeps going around and around in my head and I would like to share it with you: "NO COMPROMISE!" I can't tell you the number of times that I thought about compromising in what God told me to look for in a husband just so that I wouldn't be lonely anymore. Loneliness is a very powerful force, almost unbearable at times, it seems to me. Also, there were many times when my faith slipped a little, and I didn't believe that there would ever be a man who would meet the criteria the Lord gave me. I wondered if there could be a man who had all the wonderful qualities God told me to look for who would love little me who is so imperfect in many ways. I am so glad I didn't compromise or lose faith completely, though. Ed is all that the Lord told me to look for in a man and so much more! He matches each of the 10 items on the "Possibilities List" the Lord gave me which are listed in the post Decide What You Want in a Spouse Before You Start!!!!!!!!!!, plus at least 200 more items! So, my point is this - please don't let loneliness and a lack of faith make you compromise your standards while you are searching for a mate. PLEASE! If imperfect Jean can receive more than she had ever hoped or dreamed of in a man, then so can each of you! Hang in there! Be blessed! |
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5/2/2006 8:46 am |
Jean, I'm so thrilled for you and Ed!!!! Your testimony is such an encouragement to not settle for anything but God's best. Don't get me wrong, I struggle with settling, but as soon as I do, God reminds me that He wants the best for me, even more that I want the best for my girls. I was thinking of that the other day. When my girls get to be adults, do I want them to settle for just anybody, HECK NO, I want them to have the very best man. My DADDY wants the same for me. I will be praying for you and Ed as you merge your households together. Congrats dear sister. Sharyl
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5/2/2006 9:27 am |
Thank you! This is of great encouragement...I too have often thought that perhaps my "list" was an impossible one to fill, and maybe I should let a few of the "items" go, even dated a guy that filled some, but not all of the things (especially the important ones) - I just figured he would one day, but I knew he wasn't the "one" for me, so I broke it off... my dearest sister, I know my list came from God, and I thank you for this post...I will wait for the "one" that God has for me, because "nothing is impossible for God", especially not a list He gave me...Be blessed, both you and Ed...Love ya  WLIC, Sabrina Blessings in His awesome & precious name! - Sabrina   
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5/2/2006 10:04 am |
I ditto everything you said as well as Sharyl! Amen!!! Amen!!! Jean, I felt led a few days ago to go read your earliest posts. I had never done that. Man, do you have a lot of posts, girl!!! LOL! But it didn't take me long to see why the Lord had me do it. It was your second post, I Think We Have Been Deceived. Jean, I added a comment. Go back and read it. Along these lines, I posted something this morning on my blog, Patience is NOT a Four-Letter Word, that aptly fits. The message to all of us here on BC is this: Don't compromise WHILE you wait on His best for you. Don't give up. Don't give in. And don't ever think for one moment that He can't (or won't) do what He's said He would do. He's an Ephesians 3:20 God and He really does delight in doing more for us than we could ever dare to ask, hope, or think--infinitely beyond our highest hopes and dreams. But it's more than just about us. Do you realize that? Yes, He wants to bless us with outrageous and wonderful blessings. But, it's more than that. He has a plan for our lives. He has a destiny he wants us to reach. Jean, what I see in you and Ed meeting isn't just the fulfillment of the dreams of two lonely people who wanted or needed a mate. As wonderful as that is, that's only a part of it. The bigger picture is the work of the ministry that you will now be able to partner together in. I really know very little about both of you, but it's plain as day to me that you have been "fitted for His purposes" and the conjoining of your hearts and lives only outwardly illustrates the conjoining of your purposes, spiritually. This is what I am holding onto for my own man of God--my David. Sorry, didn't mean to start preaching. I'll be quiet now. 
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 5/2/2006 10:26 am |
Great Advice Jean! Thanks for your words of encouragement. We need to hear that often..."NO COMPROMISE!" In this world we live in, where almost everybody compromise their principles for instant gratification...it would be nice to see CHRISTIANS UPHOLD GOD'S TRUTH AND LIVE OUT HIS PRINCIPLES AND TEACHINGS AMONG THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T. Thanks Jean for a great reminder, Stay Blessed and focused, glo Teach me your way, O LORD,and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever. (Psalm 86:11,12)
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5/2/2006 10:41 am |
Great Post Jean No COMPROMISE.. I believe this I will stand and wait on what God has for me... Thanks and Blessings on your Marriage again.. Gwen
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5/2/2006 12:39 pm |
Jean, thanks for the post. Praise God for this blessed union. I absolutely will not compromise either!!!! You and Ed just "look" right together as well! Love in Jesus, Rhonda Romans 14 verse 5 One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike. 3 Each must be fully convinced in his own mind.
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5/2/2006 1:57 pm |
Well Jean and Ed, I am so glad you finally came up for air!...LOL I have been waiting for a few days now to see a post from one of you. I am at school right now but just had to see if one of you posted yet. Hurray!!! You did!!! I think you have enough air now. Please go back to what you were doing before!
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5/2/2006 3:05 pm |
I thank you Lord for this woman...
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5/2/2006 9:10 pm |
the name of one of Keith Greene's albums..NO COMPROMISE!
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5/3/2006 3:57 am |
Thank you for sharing your wedding and marriage here. Jessica and I hope to be as much as an encouragment as you both are.
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5/3/2006 7:01 am |
"He has a tendency to break out of the boxes we put Him into. LOL! Trust me on this one!" I know...that's why I'm bracing myself! LOL!!!
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5/3/2006 1:06 pm |
reallysaved replies on 5/3/2006 7:52 am: Bryan, I wish you and Jessica every happiness in the world. Remember that the only one you two need to please is God. Others may not understand how God is working in your lives, but as long as you are sure you are in the middle of the Lord's perfect will, be more than satisfied with that. Ed and I are. Be blessed! Jean, Thank you for the kind words. They are appreciated as are the prayers behind them. Bryan
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5/3/2006 5:46 pm |
Thanks jean for your sharing and your encouraging post about No Compromise...amen we've got to put the Lord first in everything...including our relationships and our intentions of getting married...and to whom...to commit all our ways unto Him...and He will direct...thanks GB Man can make many plans...BUT it is the Lord who will direct his paths....
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5/3/2006 5:58 pm |
OK ... I cant hold it anymore. I am not at liberty yet to discuss it opently  BUT, GOD IS GOOD! I too have met someone here on BC. He is far more than I could have EVER asked God to bring into my life. He is a very private person, and Im not sure he would be ok with me sharing, so I wont... but, I do want to encourage you all, God hears you! I have to admit, I knew God was faithful, and that He knew my plan and future... but I kind of thought that my days of ministry were over. I will tell you, if God chooses to bless this relationship, the sky is the limit in ministry. Into areas that I only DREAMED of. Please remember Cyndi in your prayers. sounds so girly, and silly... but I AM SMILING AGAIN, AND I CANT STOP! AND I LOVE IT! THANK YOU JESUS! Cyndi
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5/28/2006 2:45 pm |
Hi Jean! Congrats to you and Ed. Although I haven't been on BC very long, I feel like I know you guys. Your story is such an inspiration to me. Thank you for sharing it "faithfully". I have been divorced 12 years and got saved 7 years ago. At times it has seemed that God has "other plans" for my life and yet I yearn to be married again. I know what it feels like to be loved completely and refuse to compromise by getting into a relationship for the sake of loneliness. I have relied on God for this and it is not always easy. So, thank you for sharing your experience. It has really touched my heart and renewed my hope that God is still saying, "wait". God bless you two in your new adventure! You SO deserve it! Randi
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