Singles' Awareness Day

Sunday is Singles' Awareness Day (Valentine's Day for those of you in some manner of relationship)--as if you didn't know already. I don't think I've ever been in a relationship on February 14th. Not that it really matters, anyway. It's just another day on the calendar, except that the chocolate, flower, and greeting card industries wanted to make some good money in the middle of winter.

What this post is really about, though, is more proof that I should be single at this point in my life. Last night at Salt, Mark said if you spend more than 10 hours playing video games per week, you're not ready......that's me out.

But seriously, going back to the Fusion last Friday, the speaker used an Oreo as a metaphor. The filling is God--you need to keep God at the center. With God, problems are easily overcome, but without him, relationships crumble. Given my history--I know, I'm a whole new creation now, but my flesh would still tempt me--I wouldn't be able to have a God-centered relationship. I would try to raise her to a point where she's above God. Whenever I've gotten into a relationship, my grades have suffered--and they've taken another turn for the worse when the relationship ends--because all I care about is spending time with the girl.

Also, I've been hearing a lot of people talking about "that thing that you don't want to give up to God"--probably because God knows that's what I need to hear at this point in my life. "That thing" for me is the plans for the future--teach chemistry, get married, have kids. I expect that to be where my life goes. I expect God to just let me have those things, when He might want me single and taking the gospel to the Middle East--or any number of other possibilities. I don't think He'll give me those things--if He does at all--unless and until I say "YOUR will be done in my life" and wholeheartedly mean it. I need to pray for a changed heart--the one I've got doesn't like to give up on some things.