Stepping Out On Faith In A Relationship-Part One: Commitment

What it means to step out on Faith in a relationship. The past is the past, ignore it, you are now entering in a new world of hope and change. One of the key things that most couples forget about in the relationship is “Faith”. What does it mean to step out in faith? It’s not just about trusting in your partner, but it’s much more deeper than that. I want to go ahead and start of with commitment.  All relationships start out as a pre-commitment. Whether you are becoming a teenage couple, early adulthood couple, or newlyweds, you both as a couple agreed to becoming committed to one another. The moment you commit to each other is when you have promised each other to be there for one another, serve and protect, and also promising yourself that you’re willing to be with the “Right” one. Now here’s the thing, and my quote is this, “All Relationships begin as a Pre-Commitment, but not all Relationships will make it”. So where do we start, and where do we grow?

First thing’s first, what is commitment? All relationships are a commitment, but there are two things we must understand- Pre-commitment and commitment. Pre-commitment happens to be “couples” such as, boyfriend and girlfriend who are dating each other but are not “engaged”. Commitment is for people who have actually decided to take their lives together to the next level-“engagement”. The moment the ring is on the finger is the true sign of commitment, in which it’s very symbolic towards marriage. Those two things are what we should not get confused, but it’s always a great thing to grow from. The basic point of this is, how do we commit ourselves to that person? Well let’s go back to square one, you’ve seen the person of your dreams and thought to yourself “how beautiful” that person is. Next thing you know, the two of you begin to date. Now think about this, when you’re dating that person, you start to get to know that person even more. Now that you know much about that person, their values, morals, and everything about them makes you want to connect and fall in love even more. So let’s say this person is the one, you’ve asked that person to be your partner, and boom it happens. So it goes on that you’re “Officially” in a relationship. Now, both of you have officially pre-committed yourselves together. Together, it’s about you being there for that person. You love that person, you respect that person, and above all, you’re loyal to that person. I understand that not all relationships will make it because that’s part of life, but I’m just saying that those are the basics. Always ask yourself this question, are you deeply sure that this is the right person? Remember that the greatest is Love. You are the one who has founded love in a person. With commitment, you want to embrace the fact that your partner is special and will always be number one.  Keep your promises to each other, don’t lie, cheat, or make promises that can’t be promising. Embrace yourself, your morals, and embrace one another through time to time. Whether you’re a couple, newlywed, or a married couple, understand that being “committed” doesn’t simply mean you have to be engage. Just know the basics, and grow from it. It all starts with you.