Value

 From Patrick Weaver

Ladies, I highly suggest that you not yoke up with a man who doesn't know his own value? That includes a man who is insecure, emotionally immature, or spiritually an infant.

Some people have to discover who they are before they show up for a grownup relationship.

A man who doesn't know his own value won't see value from a place of value. That man who knows his spiritual value, his purpose and his destiny value, is not settling and he's not influenced or controlled by things that don't have value, that don't add value to his value, or that don't complement his value. He's not easily swayed, moved or bothered by things that have no value, and he's not prone to drama, chaos or tolerate the devil. He will be responsible to his responsibilities, committed to his commitments and accountable for his actions. He will have Kingdom standards, hold himself and the relationship accountable for Kingdom standards, and he will refuse to go on emotional roller coaster rides because he is confident in who he is and Whose he is. He's not going to be drug (dragged?), he's going to lead, and he can't lead if he or you is flesh-fed.

He loves himself as a temple of the Holy Spirit. He loves his divine inheritance, and he loves the truth because truth is God and love is truth (1 Corinthians 13:6). He's not going to try to impress you by being cute, his cute will be his fruit, first the fruit of the Holy Spirit which is his sword and his protection.

A man who loves himself is not going to try to impress your emotions, like a love bomber does, he's going to test your fruit (Matthew 7:16-17) and test your spirit (1 John 4:1), because he knows value is in the truth, and the fruit, not in cheap words. A man who loves himself is looking for a good things not an unstable thing.

You see, a man can't lead without valuing himself, without loving himself and without being secure within himself. Not a man of God. He's not better than anybody but he's unmistakable. He's what you call a covenant partner. A covenant partner is going to love you like he loves himself...because a ma who doesn't love himself for the divine temple and treasure he is, cannot value or love a wife. "In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself." (Ephesians 5:28).

Don't look for cute, look for fruit that can build empires, fulfill God's plans and defeat the enemy. Don't look for your emotional equal, look for your spiritual match, your divine partner, your soul's inspiration. Two powerful high value people, complement each other they don't complete each other. Ask me how I know.

Carry On!

More verses:

1 Corinthians 13:6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

Matthew 7:16-17 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

1 John 4:1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.