Jane the V*****

Have you seen the show Jane the Virgin?  No, I don't want to talk about a young lady who ended up pregnant even though she was a virgin.  Even though it was not the product of an immaculate conception but a mix-up between two medical procedures.  I want to share with you today about commitment, a vow, a promise.

Jane had been a virgin when she found out she was pregnant, and up until episode 19 she is still a virgin (haven't gotten past episode 19).   She has been tempted and she has considered breaking her vow to herself and to her grandmother but every time the thought has crossed her mind...she's reminded of her promise and reminded of her plan.   There are a lot of interesting undertones to this show but oddly enough, the strongest undertone I hear over and over again is that Jane is staying celibate until marriage.   A grown woman in the 21st century - saving herself for marriage.

I waited until marriage.   Yup....25 years old when I got married.   I married the first guy I ever kissed and the first guy I ever dated.  The person I thought I was supposed to be with for the rest of my life.   I never thought I would ever have to worry about dating, choices, celibacy again.  But fast forward 15 years...and I'm single.   I've realized it's time for me to renew my commitment.   Like that commitment I made all those years ago as a teenager as I wore my promise ring.  A constant reminder to myself and an opportunity for me to share with others what that ring meant.  

Are you single?  Are you searching for love in different places?   Are you making choices you never thought you'd make because you feel lonely?   Do you think that you're "in love" so it must be okay?  After all...you're a grown adult and can make you're own choices.  Besides,  you've been married before, what are you saving?   Will you ask yourself this?  Are you in love?  Or are you in love with idea of being in love?  

Friends...I am not perfect, far from it.  But I've heard God whispering that no matter where you've been, no matter how far you walked away from God's plan...you're never too far that you can't come back to Him.   He wants to restore you.   He wants to bring healing and restoration to your heart.   He wants you to find your self-worth in Him, and Him alone.   Not in some person.   People will let you down, but Jesus never will.  He wants you to commit your future relationships to Him.  Or maybe it's a current relationship.

I never thought I'd hear God speak through a television show but I guess  He can speak through whatever means necessary for us to hear Him.   What does God have to use to get your attention?   Will you trust Him with your heart today?