Be the Kind of Love You Seek.

Galatians 5:22-23(CEB) 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against things like this.

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Often times when entering into a  potential relationship we have a  set of  expectations . We have this mental  check list of  attributes that  we like and  dislike, so  when we meet  new  people we   begin to judge accordingly.  But are we   developing the  character  attributes that we are seeking?

Be the kind of  love you seek...

It is unfair to  have this list of  expectations  that you haven't begun to cultivate within yourself.   If  you want someone who is  a good listener practice being a  good listener, if  you want someone who is  loving and considerate practice being  loving and considerate,  if you  want someone who  is passionate about Christ then  begin to  deepen your relationship with Christ.  

Ask  God to fill those  gaps in your life...

 You want to be whole and content  with the person that you are so that you don't  look to someone else to  validate you: God  has  already done that through his love for us .

Jeremiah 31:3(NLT) Long ago the Lord said to Israel:“I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.

 What we should be looking for in a significant other:  is someone that  loves us as we are , pushes us closer to  God and  share the same  common goal of  growing in faith  and  following  Christ with all of our heart.  A  common mistake some make in relationship is  expecting that  once we   meet  "the one"  all our  desires will be  met  and THEN we'll finally be happy.  That's quite a   task for one person  to  take on; What is important is to be  realistic in your expectations  and   that we seek God   to  fill the voids in our hearts  not   man. 

Lastly,  Remember: 

• Be patient  moving into  new relationships, 
• Seek  God  to help you  cultivate   the love within you that you want to experience.
• Your validation comes  from God not from  being in relationship.

Love,