IBOGIRL LIVING

I get that in today's culture, same sex relationships are the norm. People shy away from critiquing or giving opinions because they do not want to offend or seem like they are not moving along with the times. I get it and I should say here that the goal is not to criticize, judge or offend. The goal is to share the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ as I am led by the Holy Spirit. So I apologize in advance if anything that is written here offends anyone because as a follower of Jesus, I care about everyone but I care more about what Christ and the Word of God says.

DISCLAIMER: A large portion of this post is inspired by the book, Relationship Goals By Pastor Mike Todd. If you have not read this book, I encourage you to get it to understand why God should ultimately be our relationship goal because He alone can teach us the correct way to go about our earthly relationships. The book is available on Amazon HERE and if you are already in a relationship (dating, engaged or married) or perhaps hoping to be in one, I also encourage you to get THIS and THIS.

My perception about relationships today is that women are starting to feel undervalued and unprotected by our men. This has led to many lashing out in ways that aim to make us more independent of men, disrupting the intended order established by God.

Over the past few weeks, I've been casually mentioning Fallen Eve and Restored Eve, differentiating between the two as one who came about as a direct result of disobedience leading to being kicked out of her original home while the other is her renewed version after Jesus came and paid the ultimate price for man's restoration and reconciliation to God.

Once again we have come into the colder months of the year that mark the countdown to everyone's favorite holiday, Christmas. With Halloween in our rearview and Thanksgiving coming round the corner, here are just a few gentle reminders from your friendly neighborhood sickle cell blogger aka ME😊!

Both men and women are created in the image of God the Father. We both represent and express different aspects of His DNA just like we do with our earthly fathers. Some of us may take after our dads with our work ethic, logical thinking abilities and quiet approach to life for example while some of us will look more like him in our friendliness, kindness and steady emotions. These are all attributes of an earthly dad that his children display and the same is true with our Heavenly Father.

I may or may not have been in this country for very long (depends on who you ask really) but I've noticed quite a few things that have simultaneously left me both baffled and amused. So today's post is really just me sharing a few of the random thoughts that have been floating around in my head with you.