Author of My Love Life

by Princy Edwards 

   

 

Growing up, I gradually went from thinking “eww, boys have cooties!” to “oh, boys are handsome!”. However, I started to become “boy crazy” like most young girls do. I remember spending so much of my time hoping for a boyfriend and fantasizing of becoming Mrs. so and so. Only to beat myself down and throw myself pity parties because no boy wanted me. I felt as undesirable as can be! It didn’t click to me that boys were not the answer until many years later. Who was the answer I was looking for then? 

The Answer was Jesus 

The summer before my junior year of college, God softened my heart and started to work in me. He showed me that my “boy crazy” mentality was wrong, and that I needed a “Christ centered” mentality. As a child of God, I am called to glorify Him in all that I do.

So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

1 Cor 10:31 ESV

He needed to be the center of my life in order for me to glorify Him properly. It’s wild to think I was guilty of that sin for most of my life! It’s a seemingly simple commandment, but our human nature can easily come up with idols that take away from our focus on Christ. I was missing out on so many blessings by not obeying and being blinded by worldly worries. 

And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God.

Deut 28:2 ESV

For the first time in my life, I was fully ready for whatever God had planned for me. I stopped fighting for what I thought I wanted and started yearning for what He wanted. I let God be the Author of my love life.

Epilogue

God slowly started showing me His plan for my life when everything started falling into place, and I felt divine peace (Phil 4:7 ESV). My husband and I just celebrated our second year wedding anniversary, and God continues to bless me beyond what I could ever imagine. I thank God everyday for being the Author of my love life! 

Princy Edwards is a wife to Josiah and works full-time in the IT field. She lives in South Carolina where you'll find her cooking up new dishes in the kitchen, reading, or enjoying time with loved ones.