A Godly Woman VS. A Christian Girl

 

 I read a blog once entitled "A Christian Boy VS A Godly Man" by my favorite blogger, Melissa. (I will put a link to her blog at the bottom of this post if you would like to check it out!)

    Anywho, the post talked about how single girls shouldn't just settle for a Christian boy, but a Godly Man... For example...

• A Christian Boy says God is his number one. A Godly Man loves God more than he loves you.
• A Christian Boy can recite bible verses. A Godly Man lives them out.
• A Christian Boy goes to church. A Godly Man is being the church.
• A Christian Boy respects your purity. A Godly Man protects it.
• A Christian Boy leads you closer to himself. A Godly Man leads you closer to Christ.
• A Christian Boy prays for you. A Godly Man prays with you.

    When I read this blog post I absolutely LOVED those points. I was like "heck yeah I'm going to find me the best Godly Man out there!" 

    But.... there's a catch... a catch that I didn't quite get until now.

    I kept asking myself "when is this Godly Man just going to appear in my life? I'm getting tired of waiting!"

    Sister, news flash... In order for you to find a Godly Man YOU must become a Godly woman because guess what? Chances are a Godly Man is going to be looking for someone who can draw him closer to God as well. It's a two way street sister.

    So that's what I'm going to talk about today. I'm not going to talk about all the traits you should be looking for in a guy. No No No... I'm going to be talking about all the traits that YOU can require in order for a Godly Man to find you. After all it does say in Proverbs 18:22

"He who FINDS a wife FINDS what is good and receives favor from the Lord."

    It makes it quite clear that, ladies, we are NOT in charge of finding the perfect guy. So, relax... Work on yourself and and your relationship with God. Work on becoming a Godly Woman so that your Godly Man can find you if it's Gods will.

    So lets talk about becoming a Godly Woman...

    I used to be a Christian Girl... I was a Christian Girl for a LOOOOONG time, and I still have my moments where I fall back into that. I myself am still constantly working on becoming a Godly Woman for my Godly Man....

    This was me when I was a Christian Girl...

• Praying everyday.
• Reading scripture everyday.
• Thinking about what Jesus would not want me to do in a situation.
• Showing love to my friends.
• Searching for a Godly Man.
• Tweeting encouraging Bible verses.
• Attending worship services. 
• Loving God.

    I mean it sound like I was on the right path... right? Wrong.

    Sure I was praying everyday... Once a day before I went to bed at night. I have multiple problems with praying right before I go to sleep and maybe some of you can relate. First of all, I would be so tired that I would just recite the same little prayer every night... "Protect my family, Be with those who have less than me, Thank you for all you've given me, blah blah blah, Amen." And that's only if I can get to the end of my prayer, which leads me to problem number two. When I'm laying down in my bed and all the lights are off after a long day of school or work, I'll start my prayer and I may make it a minute in before I'm out like a light without even saying Amen.

    Yes, reading scripture everyday is an awesome thing to do... Just not when you do it the way I did... I would make it appoint to read my bible every single night. So much so that I wasn't actually focused on what it was saying, but more on getting through the task itself. I would open my bible, find a few verses, go to sleep, and forget it all by the next morning.

    I was thinking about Jesus, but I was only focusing on what Jesus would want me to avoid doing in a situation and not focusing on what he was telling me I should do.

    I showed love to my friends, sure! I told them how much I appreciated them and I always made sure they knew that... nothing wrong with that right? 

    Like I said before, I was constantly searching for my perfect Godly Man and I just couldn't seem to find him... (remember what Proverbs 18:22 says?)

    I would tweet different bible verses and encouraging quotes multiple times a day! I would think, "wow I'm probably encouraging so many different people right now, this is great!" Here's the catch, I may have been tweeting those encouraging verses but I was not living them. People don't respect what you put on social media if you aren't the person your tweets show you to be offline.

    I attended TONS of worship services. I absolutely loves music and I really enjoyed listening to the different bands and songs. That's not what a worship service is supposed to be about... A worship service is to worship GOD not the singers or the songs.

    And I Loved God! Man alive I loved God! BUT... I didn't really have a tight nit relationship with Him...

    If I could describe a Godly Woman in just a few words it would be "a woman with an intimate relationship with Christ." 

   Although I was doing a great job at being a Christian Girl I was lacking the traits I needed to become a Godly Woman.

A Godly Woman...

• Prays without ceasing everyday.
• Meditates on Gods word daily.
• Listens to what Jesus is telling her to do in a situation.
• Shows Gods love to her friends.
• Prays for her future Godly Man.
• Lives and breathes the scripture she reads/tweets.
• Worships her God at worship services.
• Has an intimate relationship with God.

    This is who I am trying to be, and who you should strive to be as well. 

    I strive to pray to God continuously throughout my day. I want to pray to Him about anything and everything that is on my mind. I want to speak to Him like I'm speaking to an old friend.

    I strive to not just read my bible everyday, but to meditate on Gods words. I want to apply the scripture I read in my life and see what God is showing me through his word.

   I strive to listen to what God tells me to do even if it seems absolutely utterly terrifying because I know he is protecting me.

   I strive to show my friends how much their God loves them.

   I strive to pray for my husband every day instead of searching for him every day. I want to pray that he remains strong, faithful, and pure. I want to pray that he becomes the Godly Man that he was meant to be. I want to let him find me.

   I strive to live the scripture I tweet. I want people to look at me and think "she is a child of God and I know this because of the way she lives her life not just what she puts on social media."

   I strive to worship God with all of my heart. I want to lift my hands to him and become enveloped in his eternal grace by worshipping Him and giving thanks for all that he has blessed me with.

   I strive to have a relationship with God. I want to talk to Him. I want to hear from Him. I want to follow His commands. I want to rely on Him in every single aspect of my life. I want to give my life completely to Him.

   I strive to be a Godly Woman.

Check out the link to my friend Melissa's blog post about finding a Godly Man!

Click here!