K. Ayato wrote:Take my advice. Don't seek a person to date if you're desperate. I did, and it nearly destroyed me.
Yea. I've been following this thread lightly, and I agree with several points.
Singleness is a gift.
-there are many things you can do with much more ease as a single person, than as a married person. you can go galavanting off to india, w/o worring about supporting you and your spouse and (possibly) kids.
-you can invest in many many people, because of not having a family of your own to take care of. not that you can not invest after you have a family, but your focus changes dramaticly and you have to take care of them and their needs first.
You can not date Jesus.
-i understand what people are trying to get teens/single people to do, by the whole "dateing Jesus" thing... but its screwy. God is NOT your boyfriend/girlfriend. and while He is the only one who will truly satisfy you, and give you meaning to your life, do you seriously think you can have a dating relationship with the creator of the universe?
-you can GLORIFY Jesus in your dating relationships, just like you can disobey/dishonor Him. it isin't as simple as "being in luuuuv with Jesus".
Do not rush into a relationship just to be in a relationship.
-that is so important! you can avoid so much by just waiting for God's timing.
or at least good timing! even though i saw friends seek out relationships, i did the same thing, and got myself into something awful. so, it not that i've never had a bf, but i can speak from the other end of the spectrum, and say that i should have waited for the boy i'm with now, who is wonderful to me, and i would have saved myself alot of pain and baggage i'll cary around
for the rest of my life. sounds over dramatic, but it isin't. wouldn't you rather wait for God's timing, than get into something of your own making?