Inside Out

Hilary's Baby Shower April 2007

In every post, I will discuss an experience that was observed in my daily life as well as yours if you experience the same things I do or I will quote from a book I am reading.

I am going to be discussing the readings in the book, "Recognizing Potential Mates" or RPMS. This reading was part of my connect group and is really easy to read and follow. The author uses a car, speed, and a driver as a metaphor for our relationships in life. It starts out with how men and women tend to look at the outside of the car and its beauty and luxuries. But what about the driver inside, do we ever really look at them? This metaphor discusses how in relationships we tend to look on the outside more than the inside of a person.

Also let me tell you a little about myself: I am NOT perfect. I recognize my mistakes and I can't take them back but I ask my mighty God for forgiveness. I am a Christian and even we as Christians make big mistakes. Many people don't understand that being one of them doesn't make us perfect but also they don't understand what the bible is trying to interpret to us. We can live a great life and if we follow God's word, we will have a better life. Jesus died for our sins so that we could be forgiven for our mistakes. It's ok to make mistakes as long as we forgive and don't try to do it again. That is called "repenting."

Back to the relationship summary, many people tend to look at the outside of people of how beautiful they look or they are looking for the perfect "supermodel look alike." I never liked how I look but we all have to deal with it and I hope that any guy I am with now or in the future will accept me for my personality rather than how I look. There are many celebrities/people like us out there who marry or date other actors/actresses or models or someone who doesn't follow Christ because it makes them look good in public. But they aren't happy. They are marrying or dating that people for themselves. They don't care about the other person. We have to be patience and accept one another. We are meant to have one person for our entire lives but less and less people have that one soulmate that God has created just for them. Did you know that dating someone and being intimate or just making out with that person is adultery even though you aren't married? I didn't realize that until recently when I read this book about how God writes our "Love Story" and how one person out there is intended only for us. We may have to wait until we are older or it may never come at all but going from one person to the other may seem like fun but God judges that.

We should all look on the inside of our mates and love them for who they are and also love them for their mistakes. Some people tend to get tired of one another and leave that person for someone else or leave that person because we just don't care about them. It is sad but we should always make sure that the person we are with follows God and really cares about him. I don't mean the typical believer but someone who reads his Word and makes a difference in the world by helping others and spreading the word of our mighty God and Father who created us. Also someone who prays daily.