Leaving it all behind

I have a wide array of friends. Some "super Christian", some agnostic, some atheist, and so many that are in between. Whatever their choice, I try to be supportive. I accept them as they are. Now, if I feel like God is telling me to do something, I will do my best. For the most part, though, I just show love.

With whatever choices you make, stand strong. Do not back down. Do not faulter, but stand strong in your decision, even if you are wrong.

It hurts me to see friends that I have known to be Christian for many years just throw out their faith or the importance of it. A friend of mine is getting married. She said the plans are coming along nicely, but they still have to find a pastor. Well, what about her own? I have no idea. When I asked who they were looking for, she said her fiance was not religious, so it really did not matter too much. That statement just about broke my heart. How can you claim to love God, to praise and worship Him, but then not dedicate your whole life to Him? How can you get married to someone who is wishy-washy about the subject. "Yeah, I think there's something out there, but I don't know what is true, so I'm not stepping up." And even if you look past that, how can you not at least take that opportunity of him not caring and be like, "Ooo, I want this pastor to perform our ceremony!"

Matrimony is holy. It is based off of our relationship with God, not just some strange tradition that human kind holds dear. If God were as so-so with us as we are with Him, oh what a horrible life we would live! "Oh yes, I will answer that prayer today!" Three days later, "Oh, sorry. I got busy and forgot." Dear God, thank you for not being like me!

I just do not understand. I get uncomfortable just at the thought of my spouse not being on the same spiritual level as me, much less not having the same beliefs. I don't know. I just had to get that out.