Today i bought a ring. Walking through central market perusing the clothing, the random souvenirs and beautifully hand made things I heard His voice say to me “it’s time”. Id been searching for a while on the race for a purity ring – I’d found a ring in the Philippines that I fell in love with but God had told me no, but now it was time.
I knew exactly which stand I needed to go to, and as I walked the aisles towards the stand I asked “how will I know which one?” His reply so simple “when you see it you’ll know”.
Walking up to the stand I can feel my heart begin to beat faster and faster. The store clerk approached the other side of the counter as I began to look at the bands. Carefully examining each ring to see if it’s the one, when all of a sudden my eyes landed on a beautiful band. I asked to try it on, wondering if it would even fit my finger. It fit perfectly, it was almost as if it was made for my finger.
Waking away from the stand I knew my conversation with Jesus wasn’t over. As I slowly slipped my newly purchased ring onto my shaking finger I felt such a peace. With this peace came a beautiful word. God whispered “you just bought your wedding ring”, I was so taken back I didn’t know what to say. I just knew I needed time to process.
After attempting to process what this really meant I walked back into my bedroom (which is shared with 19 other people). I stood beside my bed, not sure what to do, my team mate Ana-Lisa questioning what I was doing. So I went and explained to her what had happened. She asked me “what does that mean? Is Jesus calling you to be His bride? Or is that actually going to be your wedding ring?”
I had no idea how to answer because God hadn’t revealed what He’d meant by that.
Tonight in worship as we were celebrating how amazing God is, and talking about how much He loves us I thought I’d see if it was time to revisit and find an answer. God told me that right now this ring is a representation of the relationship I have with Him – that I am His forevermore – and that one day this ring will represent a union to a man, and but how I am Christ’s first.
I’m blown away by the love Christ has for me! How each day He speaks to me and shows me His love in such different ways. How His love never fails, how He picked me. Right from the very beginning it was always me, He always wanted and loved me. So today I committed myself to a deeper intimacy with God, and I’d encourage you to do the same. Take time to seek out what He wants for you, do it, and be vulnerable enough to share it if He calls you to – you won’t be disappointed.
