A relationship is like a picture puzzle made up of many smaller pieces...
Each piece represents an area that builds the relationship..
One may represent what we like about each other...
The other may represent the expectations and values both hold on to..
Some represents those lovey dovey times
while some represents those times where you just wanna strangle each other...
Some represents smiles and laughter
while some represents tears and disappointments...
And etc....
When we go through those ugly pieces of the jigsaw puzzle,
everything just seems like we're heading towards a dead end...
At times, we may even question ourselves
'Why am i still holding on to this?'
But hey,
all these ugly pieces are the ones which are part of the beautiful final masterpiece....
The tough times we all go through in a relationship
will not be as ugly as it seems
when we learn to look at the bigger picture
dat is to honor and glorify God in every aspect of our relationship...
Joshua Harris said in his book Boy Meets Girl,
courtship is doing a relationship on purpose of finding out if God would have both marry...
If we do not have the intention of marriage in mind,
then don't grab at a relationship...
Patiently wait for the right time to start one
that can eventually lead to marriage...
Please dun get me wrong that every relationship must end up in marriage...
Courtship should be a journey from friendship to matrimony,
viewed as an opportunity both to revel in the joys of love
and to enjoy, honor and glorify the Creator of Love...
Also to allow our feelings to grow naturally out of
our deepening respect, friendship and commitment to one another...
Let us leave the ending of the story into His Hands, shall we?
