(Génesis) 2:23

Search for #RelationshipGoals on social media, and you’ll find seemingly perfect images of couples in love. But what if the vision of relationship that our society is selling is a mirage? Pastor Michael Todd has written Relationship Goals: How to Win at Dating, Marriage, and Sex about having relationship goals that come from God and align with who He has made us to be.

As New York pastor Rich Villodas defines it, a deeply formed life is a life marked by integration, intersection, intertwining, and interweaving, holding together multiple layers of spiritual formation. This kind of life calls us to be people who cultivate lives with God in prayer, move toward reconciliation, work for justice, have healthy inner lives, and see our bodies and sexuality as gifts to steward.

Are you experiencing a wilderness season, finding no water or oasis for your soul? What if this season held the greatest hope of all: to know God’s Presence intimately, authentically, and passionately? This devotional encourages you that this time is not wasted, though some days you feel as if you are going nowhere. Because no matter what terrain you tread, God is journeying with you as Comforter, Life-giver, & Friend.

결혼을 앞 둔 크리스천 젊은이들이 가장 먼저 준비해야 할 것은 전세금이나 예단비가 아닙니다. 결혼에 대한 올바른 이해를 바탕으로 우리의 마음을 준비함으로써 결혼을 준비해야 합니다. 결혼의 기초는 예수 그리스도가 우리의 주님 되심을 아는 것이기 때문입니다. 본 묵상은 LA 승리장로교회 담임이신 제임스 김 목사님의 블로그에서 발췌, 편집한 글입니다.