Monday, March 29, 2010
Boys Are Like Waffles - "Waiting on Dating"
7:21 PM | 
Posted by
Hannah
Alright, here I am ready to talk to you about the craziest subject ever. Well, maybe not ever. But it is pretty crazy. Especially for me. ;)
Dating. It can be wonderful, exciting, special, fabulous, and thrilling. But it can also be heartbreaking, hard, scary, painful, and it can really ruin a person. I think that in today's society we don't necessarily focus on the scary parts of dating. We've moved into a time where so much significance is put on being in a relationship. Everyone's doing it, and if you're not there's something wrong with you. And that's a lie that's hammered into our heads.
For a long time I've had my opinions on dating. And I sort of have a heart for the topic; I'm definitely what you would call a romantic. So I love to talk about dating and even debate it with other people. Basically, I've always believed that dating should be taken serious. People are very effected by being in a relationship. And if you're not ready for one and yet you continue to jump into it, you're going to end up landing hard. And it's going to hurt. But most people don't like to look at it that way. "We're just having fun" They say, or "I love him, this is okay.." And sadly people believe this enough to go into things way to far and it hurts even worse.
Alright, I may be getting off on a bunny trail now.. Basically ever since I was little I was convinced that I was going to trust God to date. My parents always influenced me by talking of dating as something that you're supposed to do when you're older. And then I read the book I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris, and that basically supported my opinions. It also encouraged me to focus on serving Jesus while I waited. And I continued to get older..
But now, now I'm being tested in my opinions. For a long time I thought that I was going to wait until I was 18 before I dated. No questions asked.
[Now, it needs to be mentioned that this did not stop me from liking guys. I'm definitely boy crazy sometimes. And many a time I had quite a crush on a certain boy here and there, but I always knew I couldn't pursue it.]
So where am I going with all of this? Well, I've learned lately that no matter how much you learn something, it's totally another thing to live it. You can say you're going to do something for a long time, but then when the time comes to do it you may get nervous or second guess your whole idea to begin with. I'm here to encourage you to wait on dating. And I'm saying that now with a full knowledge of what I'm asking. I realize it's hard. I realize dating can look really good. But that's when we need to be super cautious.
Make sure you're completely in love with Jesus before you ever enter into a relationship with a guy (and make sure he's completely in love with Jesus too!). And never stop praying about it. If you try and make a relationship work on your own, it's probably not going to make it. Even if it does, it's not going to be as good as it could be. Give it to Jesus. Because He loves you way more than any guy ever can, and He wants you to have healthy, happy relationships.
Relationships are supposed to be good. And every good gift, and every perfect gift, is from God above. :) He wants you to be happy, and He doesn't want to see you get hurt. I promise you, and I promise myself; that if we wait on God's timing for a relationship, we're going to be so much happier!
-Hannah[live.love]
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