As a single guy, I spend a lot more time talking about girls than talking too them. Maybe that explains a lot.
What I'm looking for has really changed, and I've narrowed it down to a top two list these days:
1) A girl that's got her stuff together. What can I say? Maturity is hot. Knowing who you are, what you want, where you're going. Being able to manage your own life. In a world where adolescence stretches into your late 20s, having your life together sets you a part from the pack.
2) Fruit. Jesus said "...every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit" (Luke 7:17-18). In the past, I've dated girls that weren't headed the same direction as me, and I sometime rationalized it as "they have a lot of potential." Living in a part of the country where everyone is a nominal Christian, it's not very impressive to meet a girl who goes to church. I'm done looking for potential, I want to see faith that has fruit. Can I tell by how you spend your time, your money, your passions, that you love Jesus? Or are you just another nice person raised to waste your Sunday mornings at a religious service. Fruit is hot.
It's a lot harder to find than you might think.
About Me
- Chris Morton
- I am a one man wrecking machine, perennially single, amateur theologian, overthinker, ambitious and ready to take it to the man. The statements on this website do not represent the views or opinions or the Oak Hills Church or Journey Fellowship.
1 comment:
This is so right, I have so far failed to date a girl who has either of these qualities, especially the fruit.
I feel like even though #2 had ambitions to be a minister, it seemed more to me to be a job than her passion for Jesus. In my opinion, she rarely acted like Jesus to people that she had not deemed worthy.
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