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February 24, 2004
Hmmm...dating
Let's face it, I'm a girl. I think about the topic of dating, courtship, marriage, "GCM approved" or otherwise a lot. But when I boil it down, it's all pretty simple.
I've always taken relationships seriously. I went on a few dates, ones my friends set me up with, but it never made sense to me. I've always thought that I got to know people a lot better by living life around them. I guess I figure that married life is going to be a lot like the life I live now (apart from the boy roommate thing), and I'd rather know somebody from real life experience than from a series of planned interactions.
If I am ever to marry, my husband will be my leader. As I trust that God will lead me through my pastors now, I trust that God will lead me through my husband in the future. That makes a lot of things crystal clear for me now...I am to wait. God will lead through the man I am to marry. He will initiate with me in God's timing.
It's not easy living by these beliefs. I'd much rather be able to act on my impluses, to try to win the attention of the man I'm attracted to at the given time. I think that I'd rather be "in control." Sometimes I'd rather tell people that I'm not interested in men than try to explain the whole God thing to them, but really, I don't want it to be any other way. I know that I must be patient, and that I must trust in God. And, that is this life here anyway, so I can use the practice.
Posted by Angelina at February 24, 2004 08:51 PM
Comments
angie, you are awesome. :)
Posted by: Matt at February 26, 2004 07:35 AM