In A World Full Of "Couple Goals"
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In A World Full Of "Couple Goals"

God is Goals.

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In A World Full Of "Couple Goals"
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Getting on Instagram and Facebook fills us with this image of "couple goals." I have come to realize that "couple goals" aren't a real thing. We have placed too much of this perfect image upon the PEOPLE in the relationship instead of the type of relationship it is and WHO is in the center of that relationship. Are those two people depending on one another for their happiness? Do they fight all the time? Do they yell out of anger? Do they cheat on one another? You see, there is no such thing as "couple goals" because we all fall short of perfection. We are all broken people.

You know what is truly goals? GOD IS GOALS.

God is the only goal. Just Him, He is goals. He is what our heart should truly desire because in the midst of relationships between people, whether it is a famous couple, or a godly couple, or that cute couple on the blog that seems to take the cutest pictures, people are broken and will always let you down. God is the only "couple goal" that will never seem to be imperfect because He, Himself is perfect and in Him, we, as people, can reveal our brokenness and He can heal us.

You see, people cannot heal one another. We don't fix one another in a relationship. We can't depend on the other to make our own self happy. We cannot fill one another like He can. We cannot take one another's imperfections and reveal the good in them like He can. We are not capable of filling one another with the love He fills us with. We are all filled with flaws, such as selfishness, pride, hatred, anger, short-tempers and we aren't very graceful as humans. Only through Him can we start to fix these flaws. We are alive because He is alive. He makes our heart come alive. His love awakens us, so HE is goals.

We can outrun people, but we can't outrun Him. There is no distance, no sin, no imperfection, no insecurity and no mess up too much for God to handle and love us through. We will never outrun His love.

So, I challenge you, whether you are single or in a relationship, make God goals. Don't idolize these couples on the internet who seem to have it all together or looking at that couple at your church that just seems to be so godly. If you're single, stop thinking that you have to have a boyfriend or girlfriend to be happy. And if you're in a relationship, stop comparing your relationship to the "couple goals" on the internet.

Cuteness is not goals; that boy or girl is not goals; that couple praying together is not goals; that couple waiting until marriage is not goals; that couple spending every second together is not goals, God is goals. Just Him.

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