i absolutely adore balloons. i think i have the Winnie-the-Pooh complex. (Remember how Pooh floats by holding on to a bunch of balloons and descends by holding up an open umbrella?) Whereas my feminine self is rather immune to flowers.
Balloons induce in me inexplicable happiness that makes my heart very light and happy for no reason when i hold them and i gaze childishly at them float. i could do it all day with no sense of shame.
And there's also a person who brings me inexplicable happiness that makes my heart very light and happy for no reason when i gaze at him too. Much like balloons. Which confounds and simultaneously baffles me because i never knew my heart was capable of feeling something this genuine. As he spoke to me about a book he read, what it means to Ask, Seek, Knock, my heart was leaping in quiet joy as i enjoyed his presence.
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Gracie shared with me an article from Harvest Times which really spoke to me. It had God's checklist for the right mate:
♥ Sexually Pure
♥Spiritually disciplined
♥Character rooted in the fruit of the Spirit
♥Honest and Truthful
♥Generous in giving to God's work and in blessing others
♥Wise steward of time, talent and resources
♥Disciplined spiritually in work, worship, study of the Word, stewardship, prayer, intercession, ♥meditation, simplicity, solitude, witnessing, serving
♥Free from generational curses
♥Takes biblical "covenant" seriously
♥Has healthy, holy relational skills
♥Loves God passionately, loves others sincerely
♥Jesus shines through him/her
I can't help but agree that God's list is so much wiser than what i can ever come up with. And i know that he is able to fulfill this list, even if he is a work-in-progress. More importantly i yearn to fulfill the criteria for this list. There is nothing to substitute for my personal relationship with Christ, not even a strong Christian husband who leads me. I am responsible for my own relationship with my Lord.