Warning: Godly women protect your heart. There is a Godly man afoot.

ok seriously? i love my guy friends. they are awesome. they love Jesus. they are awesome. THEY LOVE JESUS. here is the problem: they are awesome AND they love Jesus. CONCLUSION: they are totally marriage material and we should date. wait, WHAT?????

this kind of train of thought is not uncommon for many Christian college aged girls nowadays. 

it has just become the norm.

meet some awesome Christian guys in college. 

if they are sweet, funny, and love Jesus=marriage material

if they are sweet, funny, love Jesus and are chivalrous in any way (aka open doors for you, walk you home....things gentlemen do)=not only are they marriage material but they love you too and want to have 3 babies and a house

ok.

no no no no no no no no NO!

it does not work that way at all.

but the thing that sucks is that many of us Christian girls want it to.

but its hard. because we can't just be friends with an awesome Christian guy unless we are totally prepared and guarding our hearts.

so easily do we fall under the spells of kindness and goodness and gentleness and faithfulness: traits that these godly men possess. you know why? because Jesus gave it to them. because they are fruits of the SPIRIT. not fruits of John, Jacob, or Jingleheimershmidt.

Fruits of the SPIRIT.

ERGO, we aren't falling prey to these men per say (although they may have rock hard bodies and need a bandaid because they are so cut), 

but in fact, we are falling in love with the Jesus in them.

the Jesus we know will never fail us no matter what.

so its so hard. 

it really is.

and if any guys ever read these silly blog posts of mine, then know this.

we love that you love Jesus.

and i know that you know that we love that you love Jesus.

just know that because you know that i know that you know that we love that you love Jesus,

doesn't mean it makes it any easier on either of us.

ok.

so maybe that was a little too confusing.

basically.

good job Christian guys, godly men of faith, perserverers in the Word, lights of the world.

keep doing what you do.

just know that we Christian girls KNOW that you all are more in touch with your feelings than other men other. 

we know that you know who you are in Christ and are confident in Him.

just know that we never want to push you away because of something you've done wrong.

it's probably because you are doing everything right.

and that's when it comes time that we must protect our hearts.

back away.

and leave it up to Jesus.

because the guards at the gate to my heart may be strong enough to withstand a Christian guy,

but they will never ever be strong enough to withstand the love of Jesus.

Forever His,

Rachel