Does it seem too unrealistic for today's woman to set her sights on a knight in shining armor? ...A single friend (a modern Ruth) wrote a letter in which she admitted that her high ideals often made her feel like the "Lone Ranger." She said, " So often I meet women who don't want to go to the deeper, more radical route of separation from our culture in seeking after God's standards." Do we lower our standards because we seem out of step with all our peers? Does the woman in Proverbs 31 seem obsolete? Maybe for the "cosmopolitan" woman she is obsolete, but not for the Lady of Conviction. God has the best in hand for those who seek Him.
Ruth's choice to wait for God's best resulted in her union with a Boaz rather than a Bozo. Ruth not only married a man who was a "pillar of strength" (Boaz), but she also was blessed by the privilege of bearing a son (Obed) who would be part of the lineage of Jesus Christ. Ruth's wise choices resulted in her experiencing God's overwhelming goodness.
"...women...don't want want to go to the deeper, more radical route of separation from our culture in seeking after God's standards."
I've definitely been guilty of lowering, or bending, my standards when it comes to dating. 'He doesn't go to church, but he says he believes...and he's so nice!' or 'he doesn't really have any direction in his life but he's so much fun!'. Oftentimes we get lonely and choose to settle. We decide that maybe this characteristic isn't an end-all...maybe I can live without that....
When you are truly following God's plan for your life, there is no need to settle. There is a need to wait. And trust. And wait. And believe. And wait.
Waiting may not be easy, but it will be worth the reward! If God desires for you to be married, He has someone out there for you. They may be in your lives now...they may not. God isn't going to orchestrate your relationship until you are both ready. Don't just sit around, tapping your foot, waiting for your godsend to arrive! Use this time to grow in your relationship with Christ. Mold yourself into a woman that any godly man would be blessed to have!
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