So... I made it to Vision before it closed. It would have been fun had my girls been there. It was nice that I got in for free though.
Things have been a little crucial relationally for me lately, and I know I've lost perspective on what I desire in a mate. As a matter of fact I had to pull out my "Desired Husband Qualities" list this afternoon. I started it on 8.28.05. It has 22 items/criteria on it, and they are mostly related to things of a spiritual nature. I did not reduce the list to the trivial, plus I figure if God is sending someone to me I know he knows what I need in addition to what I've listed and he understands what I find to be aesthetically appealing. 1 or 2 of the criteria could be waived in an extreme situation tho, so they probably are a bit superficial. Overall I think I did well. Now for where I went wrong:
In dealing with guys for the past year I forgot to pull out my list as a reference and see if they were measuring up, which probably sounds quite anal and scripted, but I would have gotten in a lot less trouble had I done that. Maybe I'd even be less jaded with the whole thing. I wasn't going to share the entire list with you, but I figured I'd share the most important just so you can get an idea of where my head is.
desired husband qualities (excerpted and in no particular order)
(1)Acceptance of Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior
(2)Loves God with all of his heart
(3)Desires to follow the Lord
(4)Close personal relationship with Jesus
(5)Understanding of a Godly household
(6)Knows what it means to be man of God
(7)Prayerful
(8)Guided by the Holy Spirit
That's where my heart is with finding a mate...or being found by him. Unfortunately that part of the list has not meshed well with anyone I've talked to recently. That's why it's like hitting my head up against a wall repeatedly, so stupid, so unecessary, so out of the way.
I'm weary.
Posted on 8.5.2006 at 4:19 PM
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