I've been wanting a girlfriend for a long time now; I've done so many devotionals, novenas, fasts, prayers, Jason Evert talks, and so many things to reach my future wife throughout the past 3 years I've been single. None of it has been to waste; it's been a very gradual, very thorough process of growing in faith, maturity, and preparation for the woman I'll be meeting someday.
Over the course of this valley of dependence on God, I've had to grow significantly in humility, as I've been forced to put down my will for God's so many times. To put it simply, I've been using God instrumentally; I've used devotion to God to get a girlfriend. That helped me grow in faith significantly, but God hasn't been #1 in my mind, not truly the Lord of my life.
But I've been realizing a shift in priorities; I've finally given myself to God enough that I see the good things I want to do for my future wife as things I do for God, because it makes God happy. It's a subtle difference, but very significant; now I imagine being good to my girlfriend as a way to serve God, instead of serving God as a way to get a girlfriend.
I'm about to go to a meeting of my college's Social Work club next Tuesday; since I can't find anyone as dedicated to being a good person as I am in University Ministry, Social Work seems like a great place to look. These are people dedicating their lives to helping others, to improving the world, who will likely share my passion for human trafficking, and who likely have a strong spirituality that will mesh well with my love of God & His Holy Catholic Church. Please pray for all to go well; I don't know where God will send me, but it would be no fun if I did!
But the point of this is: Serving my girlfriend is a way to serve God, not the other way around. Must keep priorities straight, or I'll go through another disastrous break-up. Serving God first, and all else is instrumental; this is how it should be.
Peace out, rock on, and may God bless you all!
Over the course of this valley of dependence on God, I've had to grow significantly in humility, as I've been forced to put down my will for God's so many times. To put it simply, I've been using God instrumentally; I've used devotion to God to get a girlfriend. That helped me grow in faith significantly, but God hasn't been #1 in my mind, not truly the Lord of my life.
But I've been realizing a shift in priorities; I've finally given myself to God enough that I see the good things I want to do for my future wife as things I do for God, because it makes God happy. It's a subtle difference, but very significant; now I imagine being good to my girlfriend as a way to serve God, instead of serving God as a way to get a girlfriend.
I'm about to go to a meeting of my college's Social Work club next Tuesday; since I can't find anyone as dedicated to being a good person as I am in University Ministry, Social Work seems like a great place to look. These are people dedicating their lives to helping others, to improving the world, who will likely share my passion for human trafficking, and who likely have a strong spirituality that will mesh well with my love of God & His Holy Catholic Church. Please pray for all to go well; I don't know where God will send me, but it would be no fun if I did!
But the point of this is: Serving my girlfriend is a way to serve God, not the other way around. Must keep priorities straight, or I'll go through another disastrous break-up. Serving God first, and all else is instrumental; this is how it should be.
Peace out, rock on, and may God bless you all!
