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The True Value In Waiting For Mr. Right

Don't settle

Alisha Ramsey
Aug 16, 2016
Hannibal-LaGrange University
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The True Value In Waiting For Mr. Right
Alisha Ramsey

As girls, we grow up watching Disney movies about true love and Prince Charming. We see Cinderella getting swept off her feet by a prince, and live happily ever after. This makes us want our own prince charming. For a man to give us romance and make us feel like the most special woman in the world. For him to say that he will protect us, keep us from harm, and take care of us.

However, we get to middle school and we still want a prince charming, but it is so important and is seen as “cool” to have a boyfriend, that really we will go for anyone who shows interest. By high school, we have experienced so many loser boyfriends that we stop believing in the idea of the perfect guy for us, and start leaning toward just settling.

This is a really messed up concept. As women, we should be loved and cherished. Last summer I decided to date a guy who was against my beliefs, had a drug problem and was emotionally abusive. But I continued dating him, because I thought he was my only option and that I would never meet anyone else. Over time, God showed me my worth and I broke up with that guy. After the break up it took quite a long time for me to be able to trust someone with my heart again.

When I was able to find who I am in Christ and become confident in who I was as an individual, God sent an amazing and Godly man into my path. He was proof that a good and godly man who could love me did exist.

We have been together for almost seven months now and he has shown me that a prince charming does exist. He loves God and treats me with respect. He treats me like a princess and always makes me feel special. He encourages me in my relationship with God and encourages me with his actions and words of affirmation. This is an example of how a man should treat a woman that he is in a relationship with.

The right guy is going to treat you the way you deserve to be treated. So ladies, don't settle. You deserve to be treated with love and respect. The right guy is out there for you and will treat you like a princess. If he treats you any less, then he is not worth your time. To make sure he is a Godly man worthy of you, I encourage you to read 1 Corinthians 13:4-8.

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast,it is not proud. It does not dishonor other, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails."
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