Finding someone is something I have been thinking a lot about lately. I don't know if it's the end of the semester stress or that fact that it's spring and I don't even have a guy considering giving me a ring. People younger than me are getting engaged and for some reason I am legitimately jealous. My sister and I have this thing where we look up at the sky and say, "Hey, God. Where he at?" (Horrible grammar. Apologies to any english teacher reading.) In all honesty though, it's how I feel. Where is he? I want to find the guy that will go with me to Georgia games and scream until we don't have our voices or be able to be typical college students together and go hiking and enjoy God's creation. Where is the guy that will take me being awkward and an introvert as a strength and is passionate about the Lord? All of these things have been running through my head lately. I've been wondering if God has created me to be a Church of God nun or something. It's frustrating, but then I start to think about the other people on campus.
There are probably hundreds of girls on Lee's campus that feel the exact same way that I do (maybe not about the Georgia Bulldogs, but hey, I don't judge). There are probably guys on campus that are looking for that one girl as well. We all want that person and we are all searching as hard as we can to find them, but should it be that stressful? Why do we believe that our lives are not complete until we find the special someone? For some reason a simple passage comes to my head when I think about this. Galatians 5: 22-23, "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control. Against these things there is no law."
All of the fruits of the Spirit are pretty relaxing words. None of these words cause me to freak out with stress which is pretty surprising because I freak out with stress over everything. So, who says we can't be this relaxed and peaceful person until we find "the one"? It's a challenge, but we all have to learn to have peace and dwell in the moment regardless of the situation around us. For all we know, God could be calling us to do something for his kingdom at this specific moment that we couldn't do if we were in a relationship. And when the time comes, we will find that special person because God wants us to have the desires of our hearts. So instead of worrying about ring by spring or just finding a bae by May, take joy in what is already around you.
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