Ok, so I've talked to a few people recently discussing my 'platter philosophy'. Since it's part of the basis for starting this blogging thing I should probably enlighten the rest of you! :-)
Picture this, it's dinner time and you're at the local buffet. Your choice, Golden Corral, Ponderosa, Sizzler, ok I'm showing my age. Pick your buffet, grab a plate and wait. Wait for what you ask? Well many singles stand in front of the buffet and wait for a DATE! Specifically the "love of their life". (Swoon...)While you wait, you are bored, not to mention starving! GO! Get in there. Your plate is your life! Take a scoop of hobbies, take a scoop (or three) of church, fellowship, friends, family, how about camping, hiking and sports. Fill your plate!! Don't like those candied sweet potatoes, eh switch it out for plain mashed. Who knows, while you're up there you might bump into a meat and potatoes guy! Haha, just my type. My point is, you can't wait around for someone else to fill your life. At the very least you have to let the server know what you want. And if your plate is empty, there's nothing to share with someone else. And we all know that it's no fun to just give your food away, sharing is much more fun!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
A virtuous wife...But I'm SINGLE!
Ever since I started reading the Bible I have always been mesmerized with the last part of Proverbs 31, often referred to as the Virtuous Wife passage. If you are unfamiliar with this passage in scripture, I encourage you to look it up and study on it. Funny, I was absolutely sure when I started Single Serving that my first post needed to be on this topic and this passage specifically. For three different reasons.
First, I want to be a virtuous wife, and if they're gonna spell it out in plain KJV english for me; then dang it I want to know it backward and forward so that (as Dolly Levi says) I have what it takes to be a 'credit' to my future husband. Long and short of it, a virtuous wife takes care of her family (she looketh well to the ways of her household) and honors her husband (she will do him good not evil all the days of her life). She is not lazy (she gets up before the sun), nor does she wait for things to come (she sees a field, buys it and creates a vineyard). Nay, instead she makes things happen. She is compassionate, giving to the poor and less fortunate. She is wise and kind with her words. Her worth is beyond rubies...and they are expensive!!
Second, this passage also tells me a bit about the man I should be on the lookout for. Not much is said in this passage about the virtuous wife's husband, but a few things are there. He trusts her, so he does not worry about spoil or evil in his household. He is known at the gates, that means he is probably a pillar of society, someone respected among his elders as well as his peers. He praises her, he doesn't speak down to her, he builds her up.
And third, what does it mean to me as a thirty something single attempting to navigate the dating game and still maintain a healthy balance in my life. Married or Single, our main purpose is to honor and glorify God. If He has given this outline on how to be a virtuous wife how much moreso do I want to follow this guide being the Bride of Christ. I struggle daily with taking the time to read my Bible and pray. I'm shocked if I can manage to settle down quietly for two days straight in prayer and study. I know this is not good, but at the same time I know that He knows I'm trying, or that I'm getting lazy and need a kick in the pants.
First, I want to be a virtuous wife, and if they're gonna spell it out in plain KJV english for me; then dang it I want to know it backward and forward so that (as Dolly Levi says) I have what it takes to be a 'credit' to my future husband. Long and short of it, a virtuous wife takes care of her family (she looketh well to the ways of her household) and honors her husband (she will do him good not evil all the days of her life). She is not lazy (she gets up before the sun), nor does she wait for things to come (she sees a field, buys it and creates a vineyard). Nay, instead she makes things happen. She is compassionate, giving to the poor and less fortunate. She is wise and kind with her words. Her worth is beyond rubies...and they are expensive!!
Second, this passage also tells me a bit about the man I should be on the lookout for. Not much is said in this passage about the virtuous wife's husband, but a few things are there. He trusts her, so he does not worry about spoil or evil in his household. He is known at the gates, that means he is probably a pillar of society, someone respected among his elders as well as his peers. He praises her, he doesn't speak down to her, he builds her up.
And third, what does it mean to me as a thirty something single attempting to navigate the dating game and still maintain a healthy balance in my life. Married or Single, our main purpose is to honor and glorify God. If He has given this outline on how to be a virtuous wife how much moreso do I want to follow this guide being the Bride of Christ. I struggle daily with taking the time to read my Bible and pray. I'm shocked if I can manage to settle down quietly for two days straight in prayer and study. I know this is not good, but at the same time I know that He knows I'm trying, or that I'm getting lazy and need a kick in the pants.
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