The Vow Ring

Today I stopped at Mardels and bought a ring. I put it on the left ring finger to symbolize a vow I made to the Lord. I vowed, in this time of healing from divorce, not to date for a period of time. I asked Him to not only be my husband, as scripture describes, but to teach me how to be a proper wife and what to look for in a proper husband.

It resembles what teenagers today wear as a purity ring. But, for me, it is more than abstaining from sex. It is a commitment to look upward rather than outward for my satisfaction, fulfillment and provision. I truly want a more intimate friendship with Jesus and that is where we have started. He is closer to me than ever before and I can only imagine where that will go as I keep this commitment and seek Him only.

Scripture says the number one commandment is to seek Him with all your heart, mind, soul and strength. I have not always had Him in that first position as I married before I met Him. Today, I hope to encourage those who have taken similar vows. And, encourage those who are already married to reassess who is their true number one, and to act in one accord with such a command.