Top 12 things I love about my girlfriend...

Just a short list about some of the great things I love about Jess...

1. She loves Jesus more than me.

2. She loves people, and thinks about other people before herself. (I LOVE that!) She is caring. Not just with me, but with everyone. She can talk to anyone and make them feel special. Her heart is made of pure gold!

3. She is honest, but yet gentle. SO rare in life!

4. She is passionate. About Jesus. About life. About living.

5. She is active. Forces me to remain healthy just by keeping up with her! :-)

6. She loves nature.

7. Her heart beats for missions, and people who have been treated unjustly in life.

8. She is spontaneous!

9. She is passionate about me. She genuinely cares. I love that!

10. She is intelligent.

11. She is always happy.

12. She is hot. (Hey, I'm a guy!) :-)

Jessica- Take 2!

Ok. So after my last post, I talked to my Pastor, and realized I never gave my relationship with Jess a real chance. We were so worried about not getting hurt that we didn't allow ourselves to get at all emotional about each other.

So, to make a long story short, I met with Jess last night and now we're officially "going out". Go figure. :-)

Stay tuned for the next exciting episode of... Justin's blog!

Jess Van Den Heuvel

I just got done with one of the best relationships I've ever had. It oddly only lasted 20 days, but man, what I learned. Jess is the girl coming to Peru with me. It has been an absolute honor getting to know her. We both talked yesterday and decided that we don't feel God's leading the relationship forward, despite our emotions and friendship, and so we are still going to hang out, but stop the progression of our hearts.

I wanted to post about this one not only because of the Godliness of Jess and our relationship, but also because I have never met a more honest person in my life!!! Especially in a relationship it's hard to be honest with your fears, concerns, etc., and ESPECIALLY concerning the actual relationship. She is just so GOOD at that!!! We were both able to be far more intimate in that way than any other friendship I've ever had. Truly amazing, and I learned a lot from the experience. Thank you, Jess!! I wish we all, as humans, could be like Jess is. I can just imagine how walls would be broken down. God definitely also used this relationship to break down some walls and lies I had been believing without thinking about it. Praise God!!

By the way, to guys who are reading this that Googled Jess' name- if any guy ever hurts Jess, or walks in an unGodly relationship with her, I'll break your legs. Stay away if you don't love Jesus more than life and aren't able to lead a woman in a Godly way.

Got to speak to my spiritual mother and father Debbie and Bob Ranfranz last night. Debbie is my Proverbs 31 woman that I run all my life by, good and bad. She sure is a blessing to me. Her and Bob give some great advice and prayer!!

Speaking of which, I have noticed a distinct absence of personal prayer in my life, and that WILL change. I don't just want prayer at church. I want it at my home, at my friends house, and I want my life to be filled with it. Amen.

I'm listening to "Take Off My Shoes" by Delirious. The ending ROCKS!!! He's got this prophetic singing line that just says, "We've got to finish! Finish!" It just hits me. Such a song of love and strength and joy!

Anyway, sorry I haven't posted in a while, but I had some blog issues and time issues. God bless all who read this!

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