I certainly do not want to possibly cause you any offense, but some of us who have loved deeply have also been hurt deeply. I obviously cannot speak on the behalf of anybody else, but, for me, this simply is not a joking matter. Like I said, no offense meant towards you whatsoever.Dear seeking:
I have gone through this thread and pulled out all the times I have had a ball here.
THIS is how to play it in a thread like this - play it for comedy.
That's some pretty good marriage stats- especially if you're both happy and not "stuck" there. 59 years is basically a lifetime.
Based on my own experience and observation I would say tha marriage is well worth the cost of admission.
Sarcasm aside, the raw data indicates the odds are HEAVILY in favor of the results he listed.
Let me begin by saying that I fully believe that I will remain single for the rest of my life. Primarily because all evidence points that way or because that most certainly seems to be the course or path that God has been leading me down for years. By his grace, I have accepted that, and I normally am okay with it, although I do momentarily falter at times. I stopped counting some time ago, but it has probably been a good 5 years since I have even been on a date.
Even after 2 divorces, I still want to marry again. Companionship is installed into me. That’s the biggie. Also the physical intimacy. No shame in admitting it as that’s how God commands it to be.
What a perfectly reasonable statement on the matter.
If it was a contest, then I might have you beat in overall events. In other words, in addition to being alone where a woman is concerned, I think that I have only had one real friend in my entire life, and that friendship ended years ago. It seems to me, and I believe that I am of a sound mind, that God has deliberately separated me unto himself for my own good and for the potential good of others. In regard to me, I thankfully have had the sense to use my alone time in seeking God, studying his word, and purifying myself before him. In regard to others, I have been effective at times, by God's grace, in influencing others positively where the gospel is concerned.What a perfectly reasonable statement on the matter.
BTW... I gotcha beat in the datelessness dept. My last bonafide date with a Christian woman was 6+ years prior to yours
Not that this is some sort of contest. "What's that? You walked uphill to school in the snow in both directions? At least you had shoes! I had to do that in my bare feet!"
"You had feet?"
It's not tit for tat, just had to chuckle a bit when I saw that.
It is not so much that I have lost hope. Instead, I have adjusted my mentality. For example, seeing how a marital relationship was designed to reflect the relationship between the Bridegroom, Christ, and the bride, the church, I try to compare my longing for a bride to Christ's longing for a bride. In his case, she is found, or won, or however one might say it, through receiving the gospel message. Since this is so, even if I am without a bride myself, I try to focus on helping Christ attain his bride, if that makes any sense. Anyway, I just try to take things one day at a time. If I look too far down the road, then I get messed up in my mind.
