Roses are bought and sold,Hearts are given away,
The gift worth much more than gold,
Is celebrated today.
Singleness is mocked,
Purity is scorned,
Biblical love is balked,
And chastity is mourned.
Is waiting for you old fashioned?
Is patience out of style?
Perhaps I should wallow in lust and passion,
Since pure love is not worth while.
But no, I’m determined to wait for you
With modest propriety,
And while I wait, I’ll prepare for you too,
And pray that you do the same for me.
So today, though I know you not
I give the most precious gift I can:
A heart that has by Christ’s blood been bought,
And is pure and untarnished by man.
So when we stand before man and God,
And say the solemn “I do”,
I can say, after His approving nod,
“I saved myself for you!”
writen and posted by Lydia
Oh Wow, Lydia! That is so beautiful! I loooove that poem! Thank you for sharing it! =:) It is sad that the world thinks this way. I am glad that God lead me to doing courtship and waiting for the right young man!
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~Rachel~
What a beautifully exquisite poem! I love it! It should be the words in every young girls heart who has dedicated herself to waiting for God's choice for a spouse. It was so lovely and heartwarming. Thank you!
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Jessica
Lydia, we should print this off and hang it all over town!
ReplyDeleteCaroline
Oh Lydia!!
ReplyDeleteYou brought tears to my eyes! The words are so true. You have a wonderful gift of putting the things on your heart to words.
With God's help we shall wait even though it is "old-fashioned". I like being old fashioned and following the Lord. :)
Love you lots!
Carissa
~Lydia,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad there are others that feel as I do about saving ourselves for the right person! What a beautiful poem! Thank you for the encouragement!
~Leslie
I'm speechless!! You pin pointed it perfectly. We do not yet know the joy we will receive from waiting for the right young man, but I"m sure when we say our "I do's" we will;knowing that we saved ourselves for him:) Thank you so much for this poem. The Lord has given you such a wonferful ability to express in words what's on your heart and mind. i love you girl;)
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Your sister in Christ,
Stephanie
Lydia,
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You expressed my thoughts perfectly!!
I am going to post this beautiful poem on my blog today....I feel so blessed to know you, dear friend!
Love in Christ,
Miss Jen
Dear ladies,
ReplyDeleteThank you all sooo much for your kind and sweet words! I am absolutely tickled pink that you were blessed and encouraged by my poem. It is a blessing to know that there are so many like minded young women (and men too!) who are willing to wait upon God for their future spouse. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I almost cried, I was so moved ;-).
In Christ,
Lydia
This poem is so true and beautiful! How precious and important it is to save ourselves for our future husbands! Thank you for posting it, I found it from Miss Jen's blog and really enjoyed it (I read it aloud to my parents so they could enjoy it too), so I decided to drop by and tell you how much I appreciated it!
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Emily Rose
www.SimplyVintagegirl.com
WOW!! An amazing poem. When did you write that? I was reading it and figured you found it somewhere. You should send that in to somewhere to have it published. You know, our family has never observed Valentine's Day. I have seen how the world observes it though, and you hit the nail on the head.
ReplyDeletePeople where I worked and at college would ask me when I first got there, "Do you have a girlfriend yet?" "Have you dated?" The shock on their faces when I said no was incredible. Even when you find someone who you have interest in, there is endless benefit in being "old-fashioned" and patient, taking things one step at a time, and doing things in the way God ordained they should be done.
Emily Rose-
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for dropping by! I'm so pleased that you enjoyed it. You have a lovely site as well.
David- I wrote it a put it on the blog in the same day. You're so kind, but I don't think that anyone would publish my poem unless they were, ummm, how should I put this....enlightened. ;-) Maybe someday... And what you said about patience is completely true. It is always worthwhile to wait on God's time.
Blessings to you both!
Lydia