tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363686740952854227.post6679232512395134193..comments2023-05-24T11:20:47.845-04:00Comments on Building a Heritage of Faithfulness: Some Principles of Courtship ~ Part OneHis bondservanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02910628910742383855noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363686740952854227.post-59773199479566739362012-01-16T06:01:03.794-05:002012-01-16T06:01:03.794-05:00Kristy,
Thank you so much for sharing your heart...Kristy,<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing your heart on this matter. And praise the Lord He has revealed more of His truths to you. I too, came from a TOTALLY different background than this and still carry the scars of my former life. But, I am thankful there is a God who forgives fully. Remember where you were…where I was…and God still reached out and picked us up and gave us new life and a new outlook. He can do the same for your daughter. The wonderful thing is that now she has a mother who is an example for her. There is no telling how God will use you to accomplish His purposes in her life. Praying for you and for her.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />JackieHis bondservanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02910628910742383855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363686740952854227.post-6550460278561517922012-01-15T21:14:12.643-05:002012-01-15T21:14:12.643-05:00Courtship was something I only heard of in recentl...Courtship was something I only heard of in recently. (in the past couple of years)It imm. intrigued me and I began reading as much as I could about it. Then the tears came. Why didn't my parents know? Why didn't they teach me that I was special enough to deserve that kind of a gentleman who wanted to marry me before me handing over the gift of my body in any form? As a mom to 5 girls, I knew this was exactly what I wanted for my daughters... a marriage starting out on solid ground. God centered. I myself, got pregnant at 16. Married her father by a judge at almost 18 and divorced him when I was 23. He was a dishonest man who cheated on me regularly. I married my best friend one yr later. (we had known each other for almost 3 yrs at that point. I met him one of the many times my ex-husband left me during the course of our marriage) It wasn't until I was 30, 5 yrs ago, that I began reading my Bible everyday. And it wasn't until that time that I was introduced to modesty as well. Gotta love Michelle Duggar. Praise God for cable! Tv's might not be great, but having one changed my family's life! I was a professional singer before I began reading the Bible and modesty was what Amish people did. That's what I was taught by society. As we know, God forgives, He heals and He restores. But what about my eldest daughter? She had already been bathed in what the world deems right... what her biological father deemed right and how I lived in my past. I have 4 younger girls who won't ever know the past me thankfully. Not unless I chose to share it with them. They won't ever see how short my skirts were or watch me smoke, drink heavily and curse. They will only know the saved mom who cherishes God's Word more than anything else. I have faith that they will benefit from my life changes. At the same time, I struggle with my 18 yr old and her impact on her sisters. Her definition of modesty is warped. She is a beautiful person inside and out... just one who has been damaged by society... by how she saw her parents live and by television and radio. She is who she is partly because of who I was. My sins are very relevant even today as I strain to show her how misguided I was in my thinking and the decisions I made. I had no real guidance. I pray... I teach... and I pray some more. The rest is up to God. I enjoyed your post. Thank you <3<br /><br />*Kristy*<br /><br />http://raisinggodlydaughters-kristy.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com