Hey everybody, this is Steven and Kate -- but Steven typing :] -- . Kate and I have a unique story that we want to share with the world. Like we stated in the blog description, the purpose of this blog is to expose to the world what an intimate relationship with Christ being the center entails. We both are stead fast believers in our faith, that God is our divine creator and through Him is where we find peace and love. We both believe that Jesus died for our sins and through His death we are healed from our sins and are forgiven, we also believe that the Holy Spirit is alive and dwelling among us!
It's Kate now...
Both of us have been all over the place with relationships. Although I haven't dated many guys or spent to much of my time focusing on them, I have spent way to much time focusing on what guys had to say about me, rather than what God had to say about me. I spent most of my years growing up looking for the approval of men rather than resting in the approval of my Father in Heaven. Because of this I have built up many insecurities and many "complexes" when it comes to guys and my heart. I searched for many things in men that they simply could not fulfill for me. Never the obvious things like physical affection, but more things like purpose or acceptance. I thought if I could work enough to become the perfect woman, for the perfect man, then my life would be complete. Something that really made Steven stick out to me was his unconditional acceptance. I couldn't understand why he made me feel so great after our long discussions, because I had never felt that way before. Accepted. I always knew Christ had accepted me, but I had never had anyone to remind me of it. I always had to work for acceptance, but for some reason this time it was different. It was effortless, I was unconditionally accepted.
I started to see Christ. And the best part is I was seeing him through my best friend, Steven.
Back to me, Steven:
This is tough. Kate was always someone who I genuinely cared for. Oddly enough, because of where I was at in my life at the time, she was the only person I could have feelings like that for. I never felt cared for myself. Yes, my family did a great job caring for me and to this day they still care for me with an incredible amount of love. However, like I said earlier, because of where I was in my life, seeing that was something I couldn't do at all. Once Kate and I started to hangout on a regular basis and started to become best friends, I was able -- for the first time -- feel what it was like to be cared for. My soul was able to accept it, was able to sense it. The stronghold that Satan had on me was finally being lifted and broken, because God was using Kate as a vessel to expose to me how much He truly cared for me. Once I was able to see past the lies I was believing and find this caring feeling, I was able to expand that newly found feeling and find it in my family and others. Because of Kate pouring her time and energy into my life, I was finally able to be cared for.
Now back to the both of us:
This blog is going to expose our lives and keep us transparent. Although we may not put every single detail of our relationship on here, we still want to show you what God can do to two hearts.
Love,
Steven&Kate
