Archive for September 1, 2008

Dating Discernment

You know, its quite funny because lately, everybody’s been on a crush list. Yeah, i said it. Ive noticed that theres people crushing on so and so, and this one likes that one. And really, what is the big deal? We spend hourless efforts on trying to impress the opposite sex, when really, half the time…no 85% of the time, it leaves an unfulfilled void wide open in your chest. Then we have the audacity to blame God because we were the idiots that made the choice not to listen to God in the first place. People are not following their discernment and following what God is telling them about that person that they like. Yeah, i have been in that situation. God spoke to me saying “Get out now, John.” I was too stubborn, and wrapped up in my own lustful desires to listen, and yes, this was as a Christian. Love and relationships is a dual-sided axe. Either it could go extremely great and BOOM! that person you are with you will marry, or you will be left with that God-sized hole.

I know many times i talk and blab about things, and people squint at me, like as if they are trying to say “what’s the point, John?” well the point is, well, really…discern. Signs are great, but pray and *fast* about it. I had great revelation of the girl i was once with, but God took her away. All said and done, no probs left. See, after 6 months of blissful pleasure, i had fasted for 3 days, and God showed me what was up. And the results were accurate…and i was sad. Sad, because i wasted 6 months that i could have gotten with God. But hey, better to waste six months than a life-long marriage from hell. So before we take 6 months out of our lives, and dedicate it to a train wreck, i think that before we get into a relationship, definitely fast about it. Dig deep, where it hurts. For real, you can’t go wrong.