In this modern day lust-cultured world, we have to stay guarded to keep our hearts unshaken. Many rush in to the concept of boy to girl relationships and later have their hearts broken, shattered, and dirty. We must know the importance of guarding our hearts, although we don't have what it takes to guard it with our own strength, God's grace is available to all of our weaknesses.

I'm not saying that I'm against boy to girl relationships, It's just that"everything is permissible but not everything is beneficial". I'm not a part of the NBSB clan (No boyfriend since birth), anymore because I've been there. I've suffered my share of heartaches, too. There were nights when I've cried myself to sleep because of the painful memories that kept on haunting me. Somehow, somewhere, deep in my heart I wish I could've just preserved my heart without giving some of its pieces away.

No wonder why the Lord commanded us to guard our hearts! He ordained a perfect and a precious time for everything, (refer to the Book of Ecclesiastes), "there's a time to love". He said this because He knew that once we give our hearts away, we give a part of ourselves away, too.

We must first seek intimacy with our Lord, with the one who created Love, in order for us to love someone in its purest form. Take note, we can only enjoy love when it's in its purest form. We can only enjoy real romance if we entrust our "love life" to the author of Love. Yes, GOD is concerned about your love life!

Stop seeking for love in the wrong places because it won't do you any good. You might say that this is some sort of the "mother-talk" where your mom goes on telling you about stuffs until you finally cover your ears. It is God's desire for all of us to experience true, unconditional, pure love.

His condition? "Seek first His kingdom and all these things will be added unto you" -Matthew 6:33 and "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart"- Psalm 37:4.

Girls, don't settle for guys who are only "pa-cute" or "pa-muscle". Guard your hearts until God has finally revealed the "one" He has created for you. You don't need to search for that person, because God will give you the eyes to see him when he knows you're ready for it. Always remember that God has plans to prosper you and not to ever harm you. Settle for Christ-likeness in a man. Settle for high standards. Someone who is godly, who possesses real Christianity. Someone who wouldn't tempt you to compromise your purity, someone who would protect your purity and cherish it like a precious pearl.

Don't be disappointed, because that knight-in-shinning-armor is just out there, somewhere-- and God's preparing him for you too just as He's preparing you for him. Don't listen to the standards of this world, the world might say, "fall in love, hook up with anyone, join speed datings, date until you find the one, etc,." God says, if you wait upon Him you will not faint, you will not be weary. Just wait.

Just like a rose blossoms in its proper time...

...so does true love blossom in its own, God-given time.