"A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ that a man should have to seek Him first to find her."
I love this quote! I found it while wandering aimlessly through Julie Lessman's web page today. (Not sure who the quote is from though.) I know, I should be working on my own writing, not admiring someone else's body of work. I happened back over to Julie's site mostly to look at pictures of the actor who played Collin for the cover of her first book, A Passion Most Pure. (Insert drool here.) Needless to say I may have a tiny crush. :P
Anyway, trying to distract myself from making goo-goo eyes at a model that I'm not even sure of the name of, I went over to the interview sections and found that quote. This might be the best sentence I've ever read on the topic of 3D romance. (Man, Woman, and God, in case you've never heard that saying. Don't worry, it's fairly new to me too.)
This is what I want... This quote. I honestly don't know if I'm ready for it yet, or if God has it in mind for me anytime soon, but it's what I want, so I suppose I should start praying about it. I've already got the waiting thing down. (I've mentioned my less than active social life.) The weird thing is, I've been getting rather anxious about the whole dating thing, almost wishing that God could just speed things along for me here. I mean, 23 years of being alive, and I've only been on 1 date? I'm sure that's partly my fault, but still...
Then I read this:
"Or there was that time when I was 26 years old and the only single person in my family of 13 kids. “Lord,” I’d say with a whine in my voice, “I am so sick of being single, and I long for a love of my own.” Your single life is short term, Julie, the thought came into my head, why are you throwing it away? Why, indeed? Here I was, exactly where God wanted me for the moment and instead of focusing on it, enjoying it, I was wishing it away, complaining instead of thanking God for the gift of single life. So, you know what? I made up my mind then and there that I was going to “enjoy” my single life by focusing on the men I dated instead of myself—you know, really listening to them, praying for them, trying my best to give them the best date they could possibly have without physical intimacies."
I know, I've been quoting Julie a lot lately... But she's just been so inspirational to me! I mean I read that clip from a journal jot, and I swore she was talking right to me. So this is how I plan on spending my single life from now on! Actually enjoying it! Perhaps I'll even let people set me up on some dates. :) But when I date, this is how I'm going to do it.
And for all of you who are with me in Singleville, I'm praying you enjoy it too. It's not really a bad thing. There are some perks. You get to hang out with your friends (girls and guys) anytime you want, without anyone being bothered by it. You get control of the remote, and watch what you want to watch. Your time is your own, and what you do with it is no one's business but yours. So if you want to cry over a chick flick with a half eaten box of chocolates in your lap, you go girl! But don't forget to get out there and enjoy the dating scene too. Relish in having doors opened for you and the guy paying for (at least half of) the meal and/or movie (you know, assuming he has manners), and take time to get to know someone new. If the date is a dud, you can always say a little prayer for the poor guy and go back to your chocolate and some old 90's music. After all, there ain't no party like an S Club party (whether you're blessed to be single, or blessed to have found that someone special). Right?
<3 Kayla
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