Okay, so I’m beginning to think that
there’s some hidden message,
imprinted somewhere beneath the
epithelium of my forehead. And it
seems everyone but me has the
superhuman ability to read it. That
has to be the reason why, of late, I’ve
been bombarded with the “girl like
you need a man”, “can we get to
know each other deeper”, “I’d have a
baby with you” and other not so PG
(parental guidance) one-liners.
I must be inadvertently advertising
my single status. In addition to offers
from would-be “suitors”, I’ve
received the occasional unsolicited
counsel from those who believe my
time is very surely running out. And
with all the different angles and
approaches, the advice essentially
goes back to this: get married before
it’s too late.
Thank God He alone orders my steps.
For me it boils down to this:
maintaining a single status for the
rest of my life or meeting and
marrying the man of my dreams
(clichéd? Who cares! It’s true ). The
former is not preferable (like, really
not); but if the man is in fact a “no
show”, then (deep breath) there’s
probably a good reason why. Easy to
accept? Um … no; but what I’ve
learned to accept and appreciate is
that God knows more about what I
need than I do. Experience taught me
that. What I’ve also come to realize is
that true fulfillment can only be
found in Christ.
I can almost see the rolled eyes.
There was a time when my reaction
was the same. I mean, who knows
best exactly what I want or need?
Um … me. Hello? But recently I
discovered a term; God-sized void.
At the time I didn’t know that that
was the reason why I still felt
empty. There’s a space in my heart
(and yours for that matter) that no
one else but God can fill.
In addition to offers
from would-be
“suitors”, I’ve
received the
occasional unsolicited
counsel from those
who believe my time
is very surely running
out.
And with all the
different angles and
approaches, the
advice essentially
goes back to this: get
married before it’s
too late.
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