[quote="GracefulRocker"]Awright chicas, I need advice! I REALLY want a BF. I've never had one. I pray constantly about it, and I trust God, but i was wondering if there was anything that I could do to speed up the process just a tad. I'm 15, and I've asked guys out on several occasions]
Okay, let me break it down and be on the level with you (isn't it great, I'm mixing my metaphors!) Girlfriend, you're just fifteen! A boy friend at this point in your life is probably just gonna further compound the difficulties of your life right now.
The desire for a boy friend is totally natural and completely God given. God made us to desire those relationships, but there's a time and a place for everything. There's a scripture in Song of Solomon (I know, it's everone's favorite devotional source, right?
) that says something along the lines of "daughts of zion, do not arrouse passion before its time." I have decided in my life that I'm not going to date until I'm ready to enter a relationship which is working towards marriage. I think that's what God would have me do. If I'm not ready to be married, I'm not ready to be dating. That's the general jist of my dating criteria.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you should take this view. I believe that's what I should do. You might want to consider it; but it's by no way the black and white of relationships.
In short, if you're trusting God as you said and I believe you are-- then there's no hurrying the process along. Honestly, you don't want to rush it. God's got something better planned for you than some two bit date. There's someone he made just for you. The man God made for you is gonna be worth a the wait. I know, it's really hard. There are days when I'm driving around and I just shake the steering wheel and scream "I wish I had a boyfriend!". . . then I go and get some ice cream. For some reason it all seems okay after that. J/k. My advice is to just sit back and let God handle bringing the man of your dreams along. He's quite a matchmaker.
EDIT: I wrote this reply before I read Ashley's response. SNAP! She beat me to Song of Solomon.
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