Honesty is the best policy

   I decided to seek guidance from a couple of the high school girls at my church. As we all sat down enjoying our Starbucks I decided to propose a simple question. I wanted to make it clear that they be completely honest. "What do you look for when you're seeking a guy?"
   Here are some of the answers they gave me back: 1)Tall and not too skinny. 2) Athletic. 3) They need to be easy going and able to hold conversation. 4) They have to make me laugh. 5) Very attractive. After all of the answers I got back I decided to ask them this question, "Do you seek God when seeking what you should look for in a guy?" The main answer I got back was, "When a guy comes into the picture you don't seek God in that exact moment."
   How many of us can say that that's true? We allow all these different people to come into our dating life and forget to seek God before pursuing something serious. Guilty! I think its safe to say that we tend to accept what feels comfortable in our dating life and mistake that as His will for us. Don't get me wrong I know you're not going to date someone if it doesn't feel right! Duh, but lets take a second and really accept the truth in that. What if this person who you have felt comfortable with isn't in God's will for your life. They check all the boxes for what you're looking for in a relationship but is far from what He wants to check off of His list for you. Recently I heard this song called "Shepherd" by Bethel. "In the process. In the waiting. You're making melodies over me. And your presence
is the promise. For I am a pilgrim on a journey." I kept playing that part over and over again. After I listened to the whole thing there was one constant in this whole song that stuck out far beyond the rest of the lyrics. "Good shepherd of my soul, take my hand and lead me on."
   I want to end with saying that I'm preaching to myself when I look back at everything I've just said to you. With that, I encourage you to take time and pray to see if your list matches His. Lets allow God to take our hand and lead us on His journey He has set out for us.