But this “new” dating label was actually code for NO dating; I told God I was done searching for someone until He thought I was ready — not exactly what one expects from a girl fresh out of college and in a city with nine million people. God taught me that marriage is not about finding someone once you’re “perfect.” Rather, it’s a life-long commitment to grow with another person, and to encourage each other to become the person God created you to be. About a month after I proclaimed my “dating fast” a cute guy named Sam asked for my number at work. In my desperate attempt to make myself more Christ-like, I had failed to understand something crucial about the nature of God. In this process, God taught me that marriage is not about finding someone once you’re “perfect.” Rather, it’s a life-long commitment to grow with another person, and to encourage each other to become the person God created you to be.

Source: Fox News May 05, 2019 17:25 UTC