Hi all,
I went to Island Party (a big free christian outdoor concert) in Aggieland this weekend. Jimmy Needham, one of the artists who performed really caught my attention (lyrics and music style). It turns out he is a student at A&M, class of 07 and married! So, as I went to his myspace account to listen to his music, I saw a letter his wife wrote to other ladies. It was definately something I was in need of being reminded and thought that the ladies in this blog might appreciate reading it also. So - sorry guys, probably not of use to yal but you can go listen to the great songs!
http://myspace.com/jimmyneedham
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=21876848&blogID=165355953&MyToken=d6541f22-9e60-4778-b210-45526bb1840d
Evelyn
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The entry by Jimmy's wife reminds me of this passage:
Ecclesiastes 3
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:
a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,
a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away,
a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
What does the worker gain from his toil? I have seen the burden God has laid on men. He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live. That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil—this is the gift of God. I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that men will revere him.
Ecclesiastes should be renamed as "The Book of College Student Encouragement".
Anyhow, the letter was encouraging girls to redirect their thoughts on God instead of searching for a date. Incidentally, I really think the message is for both guys and girls. It's not always as easy as she makes it sound but is incredible when you can do it (which honestly, is why dating is not exactly a priority on my list right now). So, how do you think you can focus on God instead of finding that date?
It's funny that you mention that passage, because that's the very passage that I was talking about last night with my sis, JJ.
I definitely agree that it might not be as easy as she makes it sound... but then again, maybe it is. I kind of found myself in that position almost two years ago when God sat me down and said "hey, let me show you what kind of guy I want for you" and also asked me to stop dating for the next two years. (Officially that period will be up in June).
I'm not saying that someone is going to magically appear in my life after June this year, but that decision to just wait on God helped put things into perspective. For one, it helped me get closer to God and trust in Him to do the looking for me, instead of scrutinizing every guy that catches my eye, and really, it kind of took the pressure off things.
I guess what I'm saying is I firmly believe in the statement - "be about the Father's business, and He'll be about yours." Nowadays I find myself so involved in different things like church, work, my young adults ministry, the children's home, that I don't really have time to really focus on any one guy. And that's a good thing!
Everyone yearns to be in a relationship. That's a fact, and there's nothing wrong with that, because it's not like I don't feel like that too. But at the end of the day, I think it's important to remember that God's timing is always perfect, and that the time before that season in life is not meant to torture us, but a time for us to grow, to prepare, and to position ourselves according to where God wants us, so that when the time comes, we'll be ready for whoever is coming our way.
Ultimately, I just don't think it's worth it to spend my time right now pining over not having a guy. That season of life will come when it comes, and I'd rather go into my eventual marriage with the knowledge that I lived my period of singlehood to the fullest, instead of getting married and then regretting not doing all those things I could have done while I was still on my own, and free to go wherever God wanted to send me.
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