Table for two
The other day I was watching TV and came across a program called Hocking Up. The show follows a group of woman in their quest to find their prince charming in NYC. I had a spectrum of reactions. I went from thinking this is what TV/people have came down to. Then, I felt amused by some of the things this group of women were saying and doing. Finally, I realized how empty and alone these people were feeling and the craziness this was causing in their life. The pressure of society was making them do things they probably never thought they could do.
I'm sure you can all identify with that feeling at some point in your life. It is hard to balance your studies with what could be the "optimum conditions" to find that special someone. Caedmon's Call portraits the situation with these words:
"We made speculation
On the who's and the when's of our futures
And how everyone's lonely
But still we just couldn't complain.
And how we just hate being alone.
Could I have missed my only chance,
And now I'm just wasting my time
By lookin' around"
I have a close friend who wanted me to meet her friend so I could sort of give my approval. She revealed that he was the opposite of all the things she was looking for, but she was getting old (29) and as a successful woman, she only needed someone to give her company. She was willing to give up all her expectations in order to have company.
Loneliness… makes you feel empty, but what the Bible tells us? In Colossians 2:9-10 says "For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority." In Christ we are not alone. That tells us that we are complete in Christ. There can not be any stigma of society that can make us feel incomplete for not being married or in love.
Are we willing to give up who we are in Christ in order to find love? To accept what God wouldn't just to find company? God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus, Philippians 4:19. Read that again, all your needs… Remember that singleness is not a disease.
"And You know the plans that You have for me
And You can't plan the end and not plan the means
And so I suppose I just need some peace,
Just to get me to sleep" Caedmon's Call, Table for two
Javier
