Believing and confessing

At the moment I am reading through the book of Romans in the bible a verse stood out to me that I read that I wanted to share. 'For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it by confessing with your mouth that you are saved.' Romans 10:9-11

The reason why this verse stood out to me is because it perfectly sums up how you truly become a christian. Some people may think its a complicated process, but really its not if we believe in our heart and say with our mouth that Christ is the risen Lord we will be saved. I have always told my friends or those who have asked me about christianity that it is a personal relationship with God not a religion. I think that is really important for everyone to realise and know, God is longing for a personal and intimate relationship with each and everyone of us :) all we gotta do is open our hearts to him.

Relationships...sigh

Ever since I have turned 25, i have had countless comments related to relationships...sigh. I have struggled with this especially due to pressure from my mum, I personally am happy being single. I am an independent gal and love having time to be able to spend with my friends.

But lately the idea and motivation to put myself out there to be able to meet 'Mr Right' has been going through my mind. I think mainly due to peoples comments it has made me think a lot more, with that said I have always come back to the reminder that God loves me and has a great plan for me, God is my King, lover of my soul, best friend & father. So it doesn't matter anyway, God will always be the lover of my soul I do not need a guy to make me happy. I want to focus on God and not on things like relationships, my relationship with God is the most important relationship of all and I am so thankful I have the opportunity to have a personal relationship with him. I pray that all those who do not know him especially those closest to me will have the chance to experience a personal relationship with the Lord as well :)

Proverbs 4:23 says "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life." I have learnt that relationships aren't easy, God wants us to guard our hearts at all times this is so important, do not be fooled by your emotions or what people say. God will show you when the time is right :)