Pressing on, all my distress is going, going, gone.

Wow! Have the you ever just needed to get away. Have you ever had a conversation that you only thought possible in stories. Do you have a growing concern about the ratio between the rate at which you misplace items and or thoughts, the amount of time it takes for you to find said item and or thought, and the order in which you find them. All this and more, (or possibly less) or todays blog.

First things first: The job hunt continues.....yeah.

Now onto new business.

That conversation that I was telling y'all about. It happened! I totally got it together and in so many words that sounded better than this does, would you like to date but not be physical on any level beyond a hug. She said yes, and not it wasn't just a "sure why not yes" but a " actually I'm kind feeling that way too yes." (as always I will critic myself in parenthesis, I could have said it was a sincere and mutual agreement) So now it seems I get to actually get to know someone on the level that you do when you date, and not have the shame and guilt of compromising. I myself am excited. I mean it's kind of liberating as opposed to the usual style of dating. I guess it's just cool to for once feel like I'm doing something right.

If you want to God with your life, then it goes beyond giving of your time and talents. Your relationships should be appropriate when it comes to who, what, when, where, and why.

Breakdown:

Who: are the people you spend time with? Are they Christians? If not then how much time do you spend in their company?

What:is the purpose of the relationship? Is it encouragement? Are you growing as a

believer? Are you witnessing?

When: do you spend time with people? Simple put, do you put of time with God to

spend time with others?

Where: do you go? Does the relationship that your involved in take you to a place that

occasion for the flesh?

Why: are you in the relationship in question? Why do you spend time with the people

that you spend time with?

All of these questions should have answers that honor God. I am thankful to say that I am spending time with a young woman that loves God. I am able to share things that God has shown me through study. I laugh, I cut up, and I just have a good time. It's been about a week and I'm glad to say that having her become more involved in my life has been for the better. My priorities have stayed where they need to be. I miss hanging out with my best friend as much as I used to. Still we see each other on Sunday and Wednesday which has led to our hanging out being much more appreciated as well as our conversations being much more meaningful. Most of all, I am not being asked to compromise anything. This is something new for me as far as relationships go. I have never been about to just be with someone with the understanding that we like each other and we care about each other and let that be that. There has always been some kind of catch. That to me is a God thing. Am I saying that this girl is "the one". It's been a week. I don't believe in making those kind of judgements that fast just out of courtesy to everyone involved. However I will say this: she is something special; and I do believe with all my heart that God has something wonderful in store for both of use so long as we continue to honor him.