Why I'm Deleting My Pinterest Wedding Board

(Disclaimer: I’m not saying that everyone needs to do this, I’m just saying for me, myself, this is what I’ve decided is needed to keep my focus on Jesus wholly.)

Songs of Solomon 8:4

Promise me, O women of Jerusalem,

    not to awaken love until the time is right.

More than ever, I’ve been really feeling God saying, “You need to only focus on me.” Now, this is true always, but it’s so much more than just reading my Bible every day. As girl who loves all things romance, love, chick-flick, weddings, etc. I’ve felt like it’s just becoming a distraction from God because He’s the only Guy I need right now and ultimately ever. There are actions that I feel I need to take so I can truly only focus on him.

#1 Deleting My Pinterest Wedding Board
Maybe you’re thinking, “What’s wrong with a wedding board on Pinterest? That’s so harmless!” Once I got a Pinterest and had read this post by Annie I kept thinking about to what she said about being content single.

“If you are constantly thinking about dating or getting engaged or married flee temptation! Putting images of other people's weddings and proposals are only going to keep you believing the lie that everything falls together when you fall into relationship. it isn't true, so stop pinning it as if it were. Flee temptation. Delete the wedding board. Believe me; you will have plenty of time to scour Pinterest when there's a ring on your finger.” 

I think constantly looking at pictures of gorgeous venues, lovely lace dresses, and happy newly married couples draws up, not jealousy but a desire that isn’t needed at this time. I love what Annie said about looking at all the Wedding pictures once you’re engaged, there’ll be plenty of time! God is working out your “happily ever after” right now, so wait on his timing for him to awaken love. Ex. Whenever I’m watching Food Network, I get really hungry for whatever I’m seeing because it looks so delicious.

#2 Stop Reading Nicholas Sparks Books
This one I’ve been thinking about for quite a while and fighting with whether or not I should and whether or not it’s actually necessary because I love love stories. The thing to me is, even though his books are good, they awaken that feeling of need for a relationship and set expectations for future or current relationships that are reasonable. A lot of times I don’t feel as though I want the same kind of relationships that are written about in Nicholas Sparks’ books because they aren’t Christ-Centered and honestly are plainly sexually sinful. (Which I always skip over but it still reinforces the world’s view that purity isn’t valuable.) Ex. Hearing about someone’s vacation and instantly wanting to go there, too. The more you hear about how amazing this place is, the more you want to go to this place.

#3 Thought Control
My thoughts are so powerful, and sometimes they lie to me; so I’m going to fight for what my mind dwells on! Besides just thoughts about relationships, just thoughts that distract from God I need to cast away. The best way for me to focus on God is to fill my mind up with Him so that there’s not room for anything else! At moment the most important things in my life are the people in my life, recovering fully from my car accident & ski accident, school, and Jesus so that’s what I’m going to think about! (Philippians 4:8) Ex. To get an annoying song out of your head, get another stuck there in its place! Works every time.

One of my things to focus on, family.

I guess what I’m trying to say is that right now; I declare publicly that God is going to be my only focus from now on. I have faith that He will awaken the right desires at the right time and has hold of my future better than I ever could.