in the love of Christ

I am saved. I am a member of the Bride of Christ. There is no question. My commitment is eternal. So is His. We live in a place in waiting. We are the Bride waiting for her Bridegroom to come and make the eternal commitment final. We are the Bride waiting for the wedding of eternal weight. Have you ever heard a true member of the Bride of Christ say, “If Christ returns, the union will be complete”? I sure hope you haven’t because that is not how this whole Bride-Bridegroom Covenant works. Let me tell you, there is no if . There is only a when. Upon salvation the covenant is made between each individual and Christ for eternity. On the bigger scale, the covenant has already been made between the Church (aka the Bride of Christ) and Christ Himself (the Bridegroom). I am ranting but my point is this: there is no question of if there will be a wedding. There exists no doubt in the mind of Christ’s Bride that there will be a day of union. I can guarantee that there is no doubt ...

I have this plant. It is a cute little green thing that is pretty resilient. It was given to Billy and me by my friend Laura as a “love plant” at our engagement party. This little plant doesn’t need too much to survive. In all reality, all it needs is water and sunshine. This is all. Water and light. (You may already see where this is going) This semester has been quite busy though and I have recently forgotten to give it water. At first I watered it a little bit every day and always turned it to make sure that every part of the plant was getting some sunshine. If I didn’t turn it for a few days, I would look up to see my plant reaching over one side of its little pot towards the window and the side that didn’t get sun looked a little weak. Well, yesterday, I looked up and couldn’t see the leaves of my little plant. Why? Because they were all limp and laying down over the side of the pot as I had forgotten to water it for…three weeks. It also had not received much sun since the blinds...