The most beautiful thing in the world is a match well made.
This is an example of what I get to do when making a living. Ha ha ha. Soon it will be nice to be doing other more worthwhile things (right now I'm just saving the world by selling one outfit at a time), but as mundane and silly as this job can be, it gives me a lot of thinking time. So I've been thinking a little lately about marriage. I'm leading this small-group with 4 incredible girls who are in high school. One of the suggestions out of the book we've been reading was to use the book of Proverbs, take a chapter each day, and use that to pray for your future husband. It's been so cool to pray using scripture, and Proverbs is so full of awesome and specific things to pray about for him. Also, one of my closest friends from college got engaged last week. I'm not in a relationship, haven't been for about a year now... and although sometimes I feel just like the worst person in the world at the whole dating/guy-girl-more-than-friends thing, in reality that's probably just the critical and hard on myself side of me talking.
Anyhow, who knows when God will bring the man I'll eventually marry into my life... I'm leaving that in His hands. But hearing my friend was engaged got me thinking more seriously about what I would want in a husband. Because sharing is fun (!!), here's my list. I'll be praying about this stuff too.
NON-NEGOTIABLES (really important stuff)
- loves God more than anyone (including me)
- good talker and listener
- knows how to give and receive love
- knows where his treasure should be
- wants to serve God and know Him more
- an adventurer's heart (risk taker when he needs to be)
- cares more about what God thinks than what people think
- not afraid to lead (even if it's sometimes not his favorite thing to do :))
- has a passion to spread the gospel
NEGOTIABLES (willing to be flexible on these)
- has an openness towards new things
- great sense of humor
- is not afraid of conflict
- knows when to be serious and when to goof around
- says exactly what's on his mind
- has a good attitude about money
NOT REALLY IMPORTANT, BUT THINGS I'D KINDA LIKE (yeah :))
- loves the outdoors (swimming, hiking, camping, etc.)
- appreciates art and sees beauty in unique places
- understands amazing authors
- enjoys a variety of music and doesn't mind listening to it nearly every waking moment ;)
- a spontaneous planner
Anyhow, who knows when God will bring the man I'll eventually marry into my life... I'm leaving that in His hands. But hearing my friend was engaged got me thinking more seriously about what I would want in a husband. Because sharing is fun (!!), here's my list. I'll be praying about this stuff too.
NON-NEGOTIABLES (really important stuff)
- loves God more than anyone (including me)
- good talker and listener
- knows how to give and receive love
- knows where his treasure should be
- wants to serve God and know Him more
- an adventurer's heart (risk taker when he needs to be)
- cares more about what God thinks than what people think
- not afraid to lead (even if it's sometimes not his favorite thing to do :))
- has a passion to spread the gospel
NEGOTIABLES (willing to be flexible on these)
- has an openness towards new things
- great sense of humor
- is not afraid of conflict
- knows when to be serious and when to goof around
- says exactly what's on his mind
- has a good attitude about money
NOT REALLY IMPORTANT, BUT THINGS I'D KINDA LIKE (yeah :))
- loves the outdoors (swimming, hiking, camping, etc.)
- appreciates art and sees beauty in unique places
- understands amazing authors
- enjoys a variety of music and doesn't mind listening to it nearly every waking moment ;)
- a spontaneous planner