The depths of the journey is more important than its end. Is especially true in relationships. During service last Sunday, I remember the guest speaker mentioned about how even as there may be external pull factors tempting one into gratifying our physical and emotional desires elsewhere, knowing that you have gone through the best and worst of your life together and supported each other is the foundation of commitment to one another. I thought, what is the end in marriages anyway? Sex? Children? A house? Double portion of assets? Going by how it's actually easier to get these things without going through the emotional investment in a relationship and the legal investment of that piece of paper, they all didn't make sense to me.
In the past year, it's definitely been a whirlwind for Han Yang and I. This sense of guardedness on both sides, second guessing each other, being excessively cordial, seeing the less savoury parts of each other - try as I might, I couldn't imagine God not being in this picture. For every time we talked things through, every time we clarified - humility, openness, honesty and love brought us to a common point where we grew to trust each other because we attested to each other's accountability to God. Only after spiritual intimacy, did emotional intimacy grow. A strange start to a relationship but something that I am thankful to God for. And with this decision to take the next step of commitment towards each other, on top of the excitement in getting to know this strange but funny boy even better, I hope that the kind of love that exists between us will know no boundaries when it comes to loving and serving others.
Love is cheesy. And very often, bashful. Hehe.
In the past year, it's definitely been a whirlwind for Han Yang and I. This sense of guardedness on both sides, second guessing each other, being excessively cordial, seeing the less savoury parts of each other - try as I might, I couldn't imagine God not being in this picture. For every time we talked things through, every time we clarified - humility, openness, honesty and love brought us to a common point where we grew to trust each other because we attested to each other's accountability to God. Only after spiritual intimacy, did emotional intimacy grow. A strange start to a relationship but something that I am thankful to God for. And with this decision to take the next step of commitment towards each other, on top of the excitement in getting to know this strange but funny boy even better, I hope that the kind of love that exists between us will know no boundaries when it comes to loving and serving others.
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| One of the few photos that we've ever took. We need to keep more memories! |
Love is cheesy. And very often, bashful. Hehe.
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