Relationships
Over the past 6 years of my life I have been in and out of more relationships than you can count on your fingers. They have always come and gone, never long enough to stay for good.
These relationships were ones of the flesh, always ending in baggage and broken hearts. I poured myself into each relationship searching for satisfaction and fulfillment for my flesh, but left each one empty and wanting more, the progression of sin that binds and captivates those who become caught in it.
I found myself trapped in this seemingly endless battle of desire and longing until I found Jesus for myself.
As I began to surrender my life and heart to Him it became evident that His relationship would be the only one that satisfies fully. He has taught me day by day that His love is the ultimate, and as cliche as it sounds, the love that is set above all else.
Being on the race has made me come to realize the gravity of an eternal relationship with Christ, one that is alive. It is so beautiful to me that the creator of the universe stood face to face with my sins, shame, and garbage and declared me His, righteous, pure, and longed for. Even more so, it is so beautiful to me that each day He declares that over my life as He walks me deeper into His heart.
I am a man, and as a man it is hard to proclaim that I am a bride of Christ. So often this truth and relationship is skewed by male influence, to a point where we put Christ in a box and control Him, taking Him out only when we need or want Him and turning to worldly standards and relationships the rest of the time. But in reality, we are called His bride, called into a constant relationship with Him, laying ourselves down at His feet and letting Him call us His.
As The Lord has broken me down to reveal this truth to me He has brought me immense freedom in the way I look at others and myself. His relationship with me is one that fully satisfies my heart in such a way that I can take that love and give it to each person I encounter.
helped written by Alexandra
