Crossroads

Let's play the Dating Game. Some of the best times, some of the worst times, but dating is something all of us has done or will do. I have to laugh at all the people who post things on the social web sites. I love this girl, I love this guy. She completes me, he is all I need. Then you see the word that begins the end of it all.... "forever". It is so funny to me to see all of the enlightened people who have the world figured out... then they don't understand why their relationship didn't work... why is it so complicated... they weren't what they said they were.... Welcome to Dating.

Dating is not just a time when you try to figure out the person of the opposite sex that you're dating, it is also a time that you find out who you are. " I didn't realize that her passing gas after dinner was her way of showing me that she enjoyed the meal". Who knew that she was grossed out by my candle made of my ear wax... Let's face it, we're different.

So what is the purpose of dating... why are we drawn to dating... is there a book about dating? First, dating is a time for you to test the waters and find out what you would want in a mate. That doesn't mean that you're married, so the married games must wait until then. (Ask me about the order sometime) But it is a time that prepares you for marriage. Does God have the perfect person picked out for me? I have no idea. I do know that way before I got married to my wonderful wife of almost 10 years, God knew we would be husband and wife. I do know that God has someone for you and He sent that person to you... His name is Jesus.

It is natural for us to want to date. Way before we were born... yes even before I was born, God created this dude called Adam. God saw something was missing so he made Eve. Notice God didn't give Adam a buddy, he didn't give him a pal, he gave him a gal. (WOW welcome to the '50's..."gal"?) Not Adam and Steve or Eve and Christy... boy-girl, girl-boy, that's the way it should be. Not politically correct... GOOD! I would much rather be Eternally correct than to be approved by worldly junk. It is natural for us to want to date, that's how we're wired.

The book on dating is out there. There are many books about dating, but one just keeps coming to mind, The Holy Bible. God has given us specific guidelines to dating in His word. If you keep in mind that God has rules for you to follow, and you have a relationship with Him before you begin your relationship with that special someone, and if your relationship with that special someone is centered around God's will, then you don't have anything to fret.

Will it last forever... will we never be tempted... ok first it won't last forever, you're gonna die. Dating ends with one of two things, marriage or breaking up. If God is guiding you, He isn't going to guide you into pain and sorrow, so if you break up, it's all good, God is in control. If you get married, it's all good, God is in control. Temptation is real, even God's son was tempted, but it's up to YOU to decide whether or not you fall into temptation. You can't be pressured into anything if you don't want to be.

Dating, good times. Make sure you've got your #1 and let Him take care of the rest.

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