Christine Smith's Blog

The Qualities of a Good Man

I recently came across the prose linked below and thought it was so sweet and so true.

I shared it with a friend of mine who told me her husband told her when they married, that she should never love him more than she loved God, that she should love her husband as #2, and God #1. I thought that was so wonderful. And, of course, that shows a man who will endeavor to put God and His will first in life.

The idea of a man who would respect a female, care about who she really is, and as the prose beautifully says, would encourage her in her walk of faith and most importantly a man who loves God first (more than his love for you) is the only kind of man a female who loves and trusts God would ever want in her life. It is why I choose to never compromise, even in the early stages of knowing someone, with ever beginning to think I could trust someone who doesn’t share the principles and beliefs which come from the spiritual faith and religion I have and practice. Integrity, a focus on truth, choosing to endeavor to live a life which is spiritually based upon God’s love and will…I value.

The qualities of a good man come from a strong faith…A good man is one who loves God and does his best to live every aspect of life according to the will of God and seeks to know His will.

I am very happy in my life, and am not someone who would ever “look” for anyone…but if God’s will is ever that a man enter my life whom I would join in the sacrament of marriage, I have a feeling this prose would describe him:

“Wait For The Man” by Adrienne Sadosky (published at the Pittsburgh Standard).