Commit to the relationship (1) - Jentezen Franklin Daily Devotional (June-05-2023)

Jentezen Franklin (June-05-2023) Daily Devotional: Commit to the relationship (1).

“For wherever you go, I will go.” Ru 1:16 NKJV

One of the greatest Scriptures on commitment in the Bible are the words of Ruth to Naomi: “Entreat me not to leave you, or to turn back from following after you; for wherever you go, I will go; and wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.” Why are we afraid to commit to a relationship? (1) Fear of losing control: “Why forgo my independence?” (2) Fear of lack: “What if he or she ruins my finances?” (3) Fear of inadequacy: “What if I can’t meet his or her expectations?” (4) Fear of loneliness: “What if he or she deserts me?” (5) Fear of pain: “I’ve been hurt before, and I don’t want to be hurt again.” So, what do you do? Today the answer has become a “trial marriage,” but it doesn’t work. Living together without marriage is like renting a room versus buying a house. If a repair is necessary for the rented room, the renters are apt to abandon the room for another. If a repair is necessary for their home, the owners make the required commitment to protect their investment. Psychology Today reported the discoveries of Yale University sociologist Neil Bennett that cohabitating women who later married were 80 percent more prone to separate or divorce than women who had lived apart from their spouses before marriage. Contrary to what you may think, those who play around and move from relationship to relationship don’t experience lasting happiness. Whereas, those who commit themselves to God and to one another experience true and lasting happiness.

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Commit to the relationship (1) - Jentezen Franklin Daily Devotional (June-05-2023)
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Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin is the Senior Pastor of Free Chapel, a multi-campus church. Each week his television program, Kingdom Connection, is broadcast on major networks all over the world. A New York Times best-selling author, Jentezen has written ten books including his most recent Acres of Diamonds, Love Like You’ve Never Been Hurt, the groundbreaking Fasting and Right People-Right Place-Right Plan.
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