Dating and romance are two of the dumbest ideas that society has dumped on us. Thanks to Hallmark, people believe that romance is the goal of life and if you get married, the wedding is the main event, not marriage. Dating is a brief, modern idea that was never practiced before in all of human history. Courtship is not a way to win a spouse. It is rather the rules by which engaged couples are to behave before marriage.
I had a thought today. I thought about pastor and sister Mitchell in Prescott. They spent a lot of time apart from one another. I look at pastor Rubi and Yolanda. They also spend a lot of time apart. It's like successful marriages last when the couples are not joined at the hip and together all of the time. "One flesh" may speak of a sexual union reserved for marriage. But sex is not the only reason to stay together. Despite what Sun City says.
Most of the world works as young people from your tribe grow up around each other and with the help of their families decide to get married. No dating, no romance. More arranged transaction than anything. Sure, the young couple may be excited. But that excitement wears out very soon.
What's the conclusion? Spend more time on your heart being right with God and less time dreaming about a pie in the sky romantic adventure. Turn off your TV. Serve the Lord with gladness.
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