the pursuit

If you are reading this and you are married, then you are BLESSED. Simply because you are out of the dating pond. Let me explain. (Though i feel that really bears no explanation). :)

Dating is such an anomaly to me. You meet some of the strangest people ever. (quick, come up with something positive to say here)But you sure do learn alot. (ha) About others. About yourself. About what you know you DON'T want--more of what you DO.

Recently i had a guy ask me out by saying "Would you like to go to dinner with me? I've got a gift certificate i need to use." oh. how charming. Who is going to be excited about that offer?! Next.

Then i had a guy less than a week ago tell me what a good catch he is. Hmm. Is it that you are 40 and have a 6 year old daughter and bad-mouth your ex-wife constantly that makes you a good catch? Or is it the fact that you were fired from your job and are now drawing unemployment "for the summer"? Hmm. Yep. Real nice catch. I never thought on my "wish list" of qualities i would have to add "has a job." But you better believe that's been added to the list. Next.

Dating can be fun. Sometimes you get those butterflies. Sometimes it actually feels worth the effort you went to to put makeup on. :) Someone told me one time to treat dating like a science experiement--you are simply going around gathering up information about people. It can be quite interesting. At the very least, it makes for some good stories.

So i'm learning alot about how men pursue women. Some men pursue with weak gestures such as text messaging, for example. (Haven't they learned by now?? That is not woo-ing anyone.)
But sometimes they pursue by calling. By asking you out and doing exactly what they say they're going to do. I love that. The follow through. Sometimes they want to talk about God and the things He's doing in their lives. Sometimes....just sometimes...they treat you with more respect than you knew you deserved. Interesting.

This brings me to Jesus. Dating is teaching me more about how Christ pursues his bride. How He pursues my heart. How He longs to woo me. How He always does what He says He will. How He's gentle with me. Wants the best for me. Challenges me. Why would we settle for anything less from a Savior?? Why should i settle for anything less than a godly man who is pursuing my heart while pursuing God? It's worth the wait. I just know it.