In class today we were talking about what we wanted in a spouse. Since we're reading Romeo and Juliet, our teacher asked us if we would trust our parents to arrange a marriage for us. I was the only one who said I would. A few kids said, "I wouldn't trust my mom! She'd pick someone too... 'Christian'..."
The teacher replied, "What do you mean too 'Christian?"
"Well, she'd pick someone who all they focused on was God. And I want to marry someone who isn't all about God."
The teacher said, "So basically, you want a fake Christian?"
Another student cut in, "No! Just someone I can ask how there day was without them saying, 'Praise the Lord!'"
"Exactly!" the first student agreed.
They added some other comments that implied that they wanted a spouse who isn't sold out for God. Just "interested" in God. Someone who has "Christian-like" qualities, but not a Christian with godly qualities.
That's just crazy to me... I want to marry someone who is totally and completely sold out and on fire for God! They don't have to be perfect- they can have problems. I just want them to take those problems to God. If they love God more than anything else, they'll love me more than they ever could without God.
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