First A Child of God

Countdown says 19 days.

Before this whole wedding thing started, i made a committment to live wisely, to number my days aright.

i told myself i would not get all hyped up about the "big day", living as if looking great and having everything run like a dream on THE DAY was all there is to life.
i told myself i would not just think and talk WEDDING all day long and ignore the lives of the people around me.
i told myself i would not be lured into thinking my world revolves around my wedding instead of around God and His pleasure.

along the way, i grew lax, and i felt the spirit checking me several times.
along the way, i sometimes grew too legalistic, and He checked me too.

Thankful for his grace, and for his love, that he would take every small teachable moment to speak to me.
For You, dearest Jesus, i want to finish these 19 days well.
i want to finish this race well.

A bride-to-be, a wife-to-be, a teacher, a worker, a daughter, a friend, a sister... But FIRST, a child of God, a friend of Jesus.