Bride's Prayer: I'm Shallow!

Are you always complaining about the details? Snapping at your family and friends all the time? Being told to stop being Bridezilla? Is all you care about at this point what the wedding will look like and what people are going to leave talking about? Feeling like you forgot what this whole thing is all about?

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If all you are thinking about is getting the title of the best wedding anyone has ever been to, then maybe it is time to think about your priorities. It isn't what's on the outside but what's on the inside right? We have heard that one since we were little kids, lol. But it is different when planning a wedding.

Sometimes things in life bring us to the point where we don't recognize ourselves and it is important to take the time to give yourself reset button time.

No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. - Matthew 6:24

The big message here is that you cannot serve two masters. In your case, you cannot be a servant of God and be a Bridezilla falling to the grasp of the glitter and lace gods. When you lose sight of God and begin to live life for other things, you are serving a different master.

When you feel the point of exploding, taking it out on some poor innocent soul of your bridal party, take a moment to stop. Pray. Go somewhere by yourself and pray. Even if it is the bathroom.

Allow your heart to pause for a moment and let God fill it instead of the material world you are getting lost in.

The Prayer:

Give me the patience to be able to slow down and think about you and the blessings you have given me. Help me to shift my strong desires of perfection in the material and focus instead on Your Love and the real meaning behind my wedding. In my quiet times, clear my head and grab me by the heart. I thank you for my blessings and help me to not lose sight of that. 

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