DON'T GIVE YOUR PEARLS TO SWINE

"Don't give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces. "

Matthew 7:6 NIV

I remember many moons ago being in what I thought was love...I got gifts, taken on dates, met friends and family thinking this is it! I finally met someone that was right for me, some relationships lasted years others lasted weeks or months but none worked, I remember crying out to God so many times asking Him to help me in these situationships.

Looking back now I was never suited for them, but what I did realize is how I had devalued myself. In one relationship my mom was so adamant and even rude when this guy came around; he ended up being the father of my first child, very dangerous and brought me much heartache and pain. Our pearls in every matter can be different; it can be your heart, your time, opportunity, as well as intimacy. This got me wondering how was I so blinded and fooled to all of his games but the enemy has a strategy for each of us in our youth and as adults to keep us away from God's promises to us. He brings us something and some people that are false, frauds and cons. People that sell us dreams that they cannot and will never be able to give us, if we understand what we deserve we will not let the enemy trick us to use something that is fake. This guy promised me marriage, love and a life that I knew by what I could see he would be unable to give.

Pearls are valuable and are a symbol of wisdom, purity, integrity and loyalty; while pigs are known to be filthy and unpleasant it symbolizes wealth and prosperity but taking something valuable and throwing it to something or someone that will kick it in the mud or dirt and never comprehend the worth of the pearls is what we are being warned about. This explains why some people we come in contact with can never see who we are meant to be, never able to comprehend the value God has placed on our lives.

Over the years as I have learned and relearned my worth and value in Christ I now understand why it is so important for us to wait for God's promised person for our lives. The wait can feel overwhelming and frustrating many times but it is for our good.

I've seen relationships that has been through many years of cheating and I have seen relationships that never had cheating, fighting nor what we deem as normal. The latter were marriages that were ordained by God, that both partners were submitted to earthly and Godly authority and used wisdom to manuever through obstacles in their relationships. The enemy has brought fractured and dysfunctional people together in many cases that does not understand love; God's love and without that as a base for their marriage it is pre-destined to fail.

We try to fix and save relationships with what God has given us to be special and only given away at an appointed time. Don't give 'dogs' what is sacred; your heart, mind, sex and intimacy. Sex has been so devalued in the secular world that growing up it may seem as if you have to devalue yourself to fit in or to keep a relationship and even for celebrities that does not work. What does is bring more heartache and mental frustrations. Loosing the value of saving intimacy for our marriage.

This week we will talk more on this topic: listen to Journey in Chirst on podcast or YouTube

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