I headed to an Institute class with a friend of mine last night. Dating and Courtship. Yikes. I didn't know that's what it was until I got there, but I was a little nervous walking in to be honest. I've been avoiding that class for almost a year now, and knowing that I was walking into it unarmed was a little frightening haha. I prepared for the, "Sooooooo when are you getting married girl?" But surprisingly, I didn't feel cornered. I didn't feel weird. I felt like I was exactly where I was supposed to be. Talk about cool.
The class was all about "Dating Filters," the means by which you choose your eternal lover. Filter #1- decide if they are worth your time: do they at least have the same interests? Filter #2- Is this person someone with the same values? If so, date them and only them. Filter #3- Is this someone you could see yourself being with forever? This is the courtship filter- super serious. Filter #4- ready for marriage? Do it. It was a pretty simple model, and it totally blew me out of the water.
Another thing we really worked at during class was the "choice" factor. Basically, God will NOT tell you to marry or not to marry someone. You choose, THEN you ask. If he says yes, then STICK TO IT. Satan's goal at that point is to place doubt in your mind. So that's how it's done. You become the one once you CHOOSE to be the one for each other. That's what makes you irreplaceable: choice. I found that to be quite profound. The Ultimate Choice. Talk about scary idea... But you LOVE YOUR CHOICE because YOU CHOSE. Those words rang true in my mind right then and there. Whoa. Talk about a bucket of cold water being dumped on my head. I woke up right then and there.
What an interesting concept- Life is totally about choices, but a good number of those choices are meant to lead up to THE choice. That's a bit intimidating. But if you are practiced and experienced with accepting His answers, the choice won't be as hard as you think. That's why it's important to be obedient and receptive in the small things: it's all leading up to the big M. That confirmation will be so in your face that you won't be able to deny it. How cool is that?
So what was my conclusion? Awesome class and PSYCH!!!!!! You thought you had it figured out, Krissy, and you DIDN'T!!! Haha I still don't have it all figured out, but I feel like I have an incredible foundation for my life from here. I feel a return to old values and morals!!!!! I'm heading out to the world again MJ!!!! No worries :) I'm not giving up.
No comments:
Post a Comment