giveyourwitness
Jonelle Maxwell
How many times have we thought someone was who they portrayed when we first met them? Many times!
We meet people on a daily bases and if we have any kind of conversation, we walk away either impressed or unimpressed. The old saying is the first impression is the best best impression. Unfortunately that is so far from the truth. Many times we find out later the person we have met is not anywhere near the person we met at the beginning.
Again, why am I sharing this? I am sharing this because over the years, I have found some are not who they were when I first met them. Whether it was relationship in ministry, business, friendship, or a potential mate. You may be saying, “Well, people do change.” And yes, you are correct, however, this is not the same kind of change.
The area I am going to elaborate on is relationship with a potential mate. Many times we find ourselves making sure we impress the person of interest. We rarely allow them to see the real us. There is absolutely nothing wrong with impressing an individual, however, there is a right and wrong way in doing so. The right way is allowing them to get to know the real us without hidden motives or intents just because we want that person. The wrong way is hiding all the areas in your life that could possibly lead a person down the road of destruction, disappointment, hurt, depression, and trauma. The wrong way reveals impure motives. We normally call this, the red flags.
God in His wisdom has given us all, what we call a gut feeling when something is not right. But we as born again believers with the Holy Spirit, we call this discernment. God does not want any of us to be hurt. God want the best for all of us, however, it take us allowing Him to reveal those things that will keep us from falling in these traps. The scripture declares to us that God is able to keep us from falling, and to present us faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy. {Jude 1:24}
This is God’s promise to us as Believers. He want to keep us from going down the wrong path and we have to want the same thing God wants. Of course, we all experienced times when we should have listened to that small still voice alerting us down within our spirits concerning a relationship God did not want us to get into. Some have even went beyond the voice of warning and married the person anyway. Which left us in a more greater disappointment and hurt. But, don’t let that deter you from receiving God’s best in the future.
Even in our mistakes, God STILL have a plan!
So, whatever it is, whether you made a wrong turn in relationship of a potential mate or not, learn from it. Use it as a win and not a lost. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you this time or when the time come. Remember, God is faithful and He will not fail.
ASK ME HOW I KNOW!
Allow God to give you an expected end. Even in your relationship to a potential marriage and by discerning the fruit. The tree is always known by its fruit, not by impression. Seek the Holy Spirit and always seek Him first before making the decision of saying…I DO!
The right way is allowing them to get to know the real us without hidden motives or intents just because we want that person. The wrong way is hiding all the areas in your life that could possibly lead a person down the road of destruction, disappointment, hurt, depression, and trauma.”
–jonelle maxwell
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