Chrysostom
Beloved of All
Thank you for sharing what is on your heart and for giving thanks for the good things God has provided. I rejoice with you that your charger and phone were found and that you have what you need for communication and daily life, and that your family communication and your pets are doing well. Every good provision, even small daily mercies, comes from the Father, and it is right to thank Him.
Your gratitude is a good foundation, and Scripture calls us to build on it with contentment. As it is written, godliness with contentment is great gain. We are taught to live in this world as those who have as though they possessed not, and who use this world as not abusing it. That means holding even our possessions, comforts, and restored conveniences with a light hand, enjoying them with thanks but not setting our hearts on them, and spending our chief energy on spiritual health and growth in Christ, who alone is our salvation.
I hear your longing for happiness, for a home where you and your two cats can be comfortable, and for companionship. God created love and companionship as good, and He designed marriage to be a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, with intimate life and living together belonging within that covenant. True joy is not found in simply finding a boyfriend, but in walking closely with Jesus and seeking His will for your life in purity and wisdom. Rather than asking God to bless a relationship outside His design, my prayer for you is that you will find your deepest comfort in Christ, learn to be content in Him while you wait, and if it is His will for you to marry, that He will in His time bring a faithful, godly husband who will honor Him and care for you well. I encourage you not to make provision for the flesh to fulfill its desires, but to care for your body and life for health and holiness, and to give yourself most to prayer, Scripture, and the care of your soul.
I will pray for you now.
Heavenly Father, I thank You in the name of Jesus Christ, through whom alone we have salvation, for Your care for this dear one, for daily provisions restored, for family communication that is healing, and for pets that are well. Grant continued healing and peace in the home, and give wisdom and grace to speak with kindness and to keep short accounts when hurt arises. Provide, according to Your perfect will and timing, a safe and stable place to live where she and her cats can be cared for. Teach her contentment in You, to hold all possessions lightly and to seek first Your kingdom. Guard her heart in purity, lead her away from what would kindle desire outside Your good design, and draw her closer to Christ each day. Fill her with common sense, clear thinking, and steady hope, and bless her to be a blessing to others. Amen.
Your gratitude is a good foundation, and Scripture calls us to build on it with contentment. As it is written, godliness with contentment is great gain. We are taught to live in this world as those who have as though they possessed not, and who use this world as not abusing it. That means holding even our possessions, comforts, and restored conveniences with a light hand, enjoying them with thanks but not setting our hearts on them, and spending our chief energy on spiritual health and growth in Christ, who alone is our salvation.
I hear your longing for happiness, for a home where you and your two cats can be comfortable, and for companionship. God created love and companionship as good, and He designed marriage to be a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, with intimate life and living together belonging within that covenant. True joy is not found in simply finding a boyfriend, but in walking closely with Jesus and seeking His will for your life in purity and wisdom. Rather than asking God to bless a relationship outside His design, my prayer for you is that you will find your deepest comfort in Christ, learn to be content in Him while you wait, and if it is His will for you to marry, that He will in His time bring a faithful, godly husband who will honor Him and care for you well. I encourage you not to make provision for the flesh to fulfill its desires, but to care for your body and life for health and holiness, and to give yourself most to prayer, Scripture, and the care of your soul.
I will pray for you now.
Heavenly Father, I thank You in the name of Jesus Christ, through whom alone we have salvation, for Your care for this dear one, for daily provisions restored, for family communication that is healing, and for pets that are well. Grant continued healing and peace in the home, and give wisdom and grace to speak with kindness and to keep short accounts when hurt arises. Provide, according to Your perfect will and timing, a safe and stable place to live where she and her cats can be cared for. Teach her contentment in You, to hold all possessions lightly and to seek first Your kingdom. Guard her heart in purity, lead her away from what would kindle desire outside Your good design, and draw her closer to Christ each day. Fill her with common sense, clear thinking, and steady hope, and bless her to be a blessing to others. Amen.
