Most millennial couples my age, lack the motivation of having a Christian relationship with their significant other. Having God serve a purpose in your relationship is beneficial for many reasons. Every relationship will have downfalls and arguments. I have found the best way to strengthen or grow your relationship is to pray. For my personal relationship, my boyfriend and I choose something to pray about for the other, every Sunday night before bed. It is always refreshing attending church with him on most Wednesday nights and being able to worship with him. I feel like our relationship is at our highest when we are both praising together. God has answered my prayers by finding someone who supports me in building my faith. If you were like me, praying to find someone who will better your relationship with God and will not let you stumble when you are weak, here is a few things you should know.
If you are looking for someone then you are looking in all the wrong places. Be patient and wait for God's timing. You will only receive the best when you are least expecting it. God has a plan for everyone and you should not feel weakened by not finding love. My personal advice is to build a relationship with God before building a relationship with someone else. I firmly believe when God sends you the right person you will know. I feel as if God places a guardian angel to help strengthen, love, care, and protect you in the form of your significant other.Relationships in my generation have become a competition of social media. Everyone competes to brag about having the best relationship. Most of the time we tell each other how we should be in a relationship and that sometimes can become extremely toxic. Twitter has become the biggest platform of my paranoia. I've found myself reading things and becoming fearful of how my relationship may take a turn. Instagram is the place where you have to have the cutest couple photos and the most liked pictures. On snap chat you have to put pictures of your significant other, and tell the world how lucky you are to have them on your stories. If he doesn't put you in his bio or on his story, then he is hiding you. This is how media tells us to share our relationships. We have been corrupted to think that a snap chat streak could possibly be cheating. Social media is extremely toxic to most couples. For me, I stay away and try to live my relationship from outside media.
Another issue with my generation is trust issues. Everyone seems to be stuck on their exes. It's sad to see someone I know and love turn away the chances of finding love, because they are afraid to let go of someone who has already let them go. Cheating is a major issue as well. Most of my generation think its okay to cheat because of the immature logic of being cool. Cheating is never cool, no matter your age or generation. Songs have influenced many people to become ruthless and break hearts. A way to stay strong through our societies opinions is to open your heart to God and explain to him the troubles you may be seeking. You should always communicate with your partner and together fix the problem instead of ignoring your feelings.
Love is always about trust and patience. If you're in a relationship and you feel like you and your partner have become distant; maybe it's not the distance between the two of you, but the distance between the relationship with God. Find yourself and revaluate how you want to live your life. Would you rather live in a thriving relationship with God and the person you love, or a failing relationship with someone who isolates you from your connection with God?
