February 11th, 2008
Last week I was at Lifeway looking for a book when I happened across “If I’m Waiting on God, then What Am I Doing in a Christian Chatroom?” and after taking one look at the cover and reading the back, I knew this would be a good book… even if I learned nothing about Christian dating, it would be entertaining.
I was right.
(And yes, I judged a book by it’s cover… I repented… but I was right…)
Written by a comediane, Kerri Pomarolli, it had me in striches the entire time, except the part that was toe stepping, and even then I was laughing. And the toe stepping? Well, it’s because I feel as if I could’ve written this book myself about my antics while dating…I could relate each of the men she dated to men that I have dated and the thoughts that she had while single to the same thoughts that I’ve had.
If it did nothing else, it made me realize that I am not crazy and that more than just me go through these things.
It was a nice feeling to have.
The biggest thing that I took away from this book (short of knowing that I wasn’t crazy was this:
There are certain things in a mate that you must have.. they are deal breakers… like my potential husband must like Mexican food. It’s a deal breaker, people. It just is…
While I’ve known that there are other things that I’m looking for in a mate, I couldn’t seem to come up with the right words for them… I couldn’t describe what I was looking for in a coherent manner… until I read this and she spelled out the three biggest for me…
1. A man whose life is a reflection of his devotion to God.
2. A man who will pray with me and for me and encourage me in my spiritual walk.
3. A man who will put God above everything else in his life, even me.
Pretty deep, eh? But spot on.
I know he’s out there… and if I’m just patient (I hate that word)… in His time, we’ll meet.
Until next time…
Heather
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