follow the signs
So, I'm supposed to start blogging again.
Not sure why I stopped in the first place. I tell myself that it's because I couldn't really talk about the things going on in my life because they involved other people, and to be sure, that's part of it. There was just a lot going on, and the endings of those chapters in my life, I explained the other day.
But yesterday, I decided I needed to start blogging again. I had help. My new GF posted something the other day about The Four Agreements, which was the subject of my first blog post ever. My friend Karl helped reinforce that today by telling moi' I needed to get back to writing.
Who am I to argue?
So today's blog is about following the signs, in a way. I do that a lot. Sometimes they're subtle hints. Other times, they're pretty obvious. I need pretty obvious these days. Subtle will come as I become more in tune to the Spirit's leading. But for now, Obvious is such a blessing.
It's part of my walk with Christ, the little signs along the way. They help when I can't hear the Spirit directing me as I go. Sometimes I need them to be sure I'm headed in the right direction. These days, I'm intentionally, moving forward in life. I told God that no way do I want another trip around the mountain. Sometimes, that little option pops up, but I'm dug in. NOT going that way again, thank you very much!
I mentioned I have a GF. And this relationship is like no other relationship I have ever had. She's great. She likes me, but doesn't need or depend on me for her happiness. She's OK with the fact that I'm not dependent on her either. She's also in no great big hurry. She's taking things slow, and so am I. We're just no seeing other people, and we're dating.
Dating. Like normal people. But not like worldly people.
I like that. And I like it that she's got her own walk with Jesus that doesn't involve me. It was cool that she told me that today. She's made that decision that Christ is her Lord and Savior. She credits me for having a part in that, but also let me know that it wasn't to garner favor with me, or basically having anything to do with trying to get closer to me. She made that choice on her own. For her. And so much so that she's returned to the church that she attended in her youth. Without anything to do with me.
That makes my heart happy. My advice to her was to go where God is leading her. And we agree that our relationships with God come first. Again, something that made my heart happy. She's excited about those things, and so am I. She told me it was nice to hold hands with me at church, but also told me that we could do that after church. I'm excited to see what God has for her in the coming months.
And for me: I've never been in a relationship like this before, so I'm kinda feeling my way through it. The instructions I have from God are simple: Be the man I taught you to be. And I'm trying. And although we're early in the relationship, it's going slowly. I think that's good because there is stuff we're both trying to process from our last situations. We're hanging out. Dating. Talking. Communicating. And neither of us is using the other to get over or get past someone else. We don't need each other for that. We just like each other and like hanging out together. And it's so refreshing to know someone who is so comfortable in her own skin, and who has her own place!
BTW: So much for that whole "Co-dependency" thing. Like I said to whoever would listen: I was just following where I was led. I kept telling people that. I think a lot of folks were not buying what I was selling. I didn't need the person then, either. What I needed was the lessons God used Cindy, and to an extent, Wendi taught me.
I followed the signs.
Well gang, that's all I have tonight. Hope your 2018 is starting off well. It's a season of transition for a lot of my close friends, and for me as well, so I'm excited to see where God is taking each of us!
Blessings, and as always, thanks for reading the blog!
For His Glory!
Dale
Not sure why I stopped in the first place. I tell myself that it's because I couldn't really talk about the things going on in my life because they involved other people, and to be sure, that's part of it. There was just a lot going on, and the endings of those chapters in my life, I explained the other day.
But yesterday, I decided I needed to start blogging again. I had help. My new GF posted something the other day about The Four Agreements, which was the subject of my first blog post ever. My friend Karl helped reinforce that today by telling moi' I needed to get back to writing.
Who am I to argue?
So today's blog is about following the signs, in a way. I do that a lot. Sometimes they're subtle hints. Other times, they're pretty obvious. I need pretty obvious these days. Subtle will come as I become more in tune to the Spirit's leading. But for now, Obvious is such a blessing.
It's part of my walk with Christ, the little signs along the way. They help when I can't hear the Spirit directing me as I go. Sometimes I need them to be sure I'm headed in the right direction. These days, I'm intentionally, moving forward in life. I told God that no way do I want another trip around the mountain. Sometimes, that little option pops up, but I'm dug in. NOT going that way again, thank you very much!
I mentioned I have a GF. And this relationship is like no other relationship I have ever had. She's great. She likes me, but doesn't need or depend on me for her happiness. She's OK with the fact that I'm not dependent on her either. She's also in no great big hurry. She's taking things slow, and so am I. We're just no seeing other people, and we're dating.
Dating. Like normal people. But not like worldly people.
I like that. And I like it that she's got her own walk with Jesus that doesn't involve me. It was cool that she told me that today. She's made that decision that Christ is her Lord and Savior. She credits me for having a part in that, but also let me know that it wasn't to garner favor with me, or basically having anything to do with trying to get closer to me. She made that choice on her own. For her. And so much so that she's returned to the church that she attended in her youth. Without anything to do with me.
That makes my heart happy. My advice to her was to go where God is leading her. And we agree that our relationships with God come first. Again, something that made my heart happy. She's excited about those things, and so am I. She told me it was nice to hold hands with me at church, but also told me that we could do that after church. I'm excited to see what God has for her in the coming months.
And for me: I've never been in a relationship like this before, so I'm kinda feeling my way through it. The instructions I have from God are simple: Be the man I taught you to be. And I'm trying. And although we're early in the relationship, it's going slowly. I think that's good because there is stuff we're both trying to process from our last situations. We're hanging out. Dating. Talking. Communicating. And neither of us is using the other to get over or get past someone else. We don't need each other for that. We just like each other and like hanging out together. And it's so refreshing to know someone who is so comfortable in her own skin, and who has her own place!
BTW: So much for that whole "Co-dependency" thing. Like I said to whoever would listen: I was just following where I was led. I kept telling people that. I think a lot of folks were not buying what I was selling. I didn't need the person then, either. What I needed was the lessons God used Cindy, and to an extent, Wendi taught me.
I followed the signs.
Well gang, that's all I have tonight. Hope your 2018 is starting off well. It's a season of transition for a lot of my close friends, and for me as well, so I'm excited to see where God is taking each of us!
Blessings, and as always, thanks for reading the blog!
For His Glory!
Dale
good start☺
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