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January 08, 2006 |
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Man of God
FOUND by Tracey Sims
in Hamtramck, Michigan
Found this list of sorts while cleaning out the attic of my house in Hamtramck. It was in a loose-leaf binder filled with what looked to be Bible college lessons and assignments, dated 1995.
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We collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework,
to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -
anything that gives a glimpse into someone
else's life. Anything goes...
I know what that is... it's a list of marriageable qualities. A woman made a list of what she was looking for in a future spouse. I maed a similar list myself before I got married. Wonder if someone's found it. "Must Like Monthy Python" and "Drinks Cheap Beer" were in there, along with "Must be a Christian." Tough list to fill.
I have a list similar to this. This chick is wise, she must have prayed alot to expect someone this amazing. i hope she met him, if she did that means there is hope for me. Maybe, one day, someone will find my list.
I simply can't believe you found this!! But yes, I did find a man that fit all descriptions but one: he's blonde. :-) Thanks for the smile and the reminder.
Sounds dreeeeeamy.
Julie - is this really your note!? Crazy that somebody found your note, and that you found out that someone found it. ;-) Good for you that you found him. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart."
8/15 ain't bad, give me a call i'm batting over .500---555-5246
WOW. I have a list, too. I really hope someone fills my list! I was beginning to give up! Thanks for the encouragement to keep waiting! :)
you'll never meet someone who fits the criteria... the best thing for you might not be what you have dreamed about. lists like this will only hold you back and keep you from finding someone truly wonderful. keep an open mind. its really the best thing you can do for yourself.
Go ahead and make the most detailed list of what you think you want in a life-long partner, and then you can throw it away when you meet the right person. It worked for me. :-))
P. S. In my experience, tall, slightly athletic, hard-working leaders who are preoccupied with the Lord and scripture and gifted in discipleship and teaching rarely have a good sense of humor or make a good husband, unless you are content with being a distant third in his life. Such a man is the Christian equivalent of a trophy husband, and his wife's life will be filled with endless days of child-rearing, profound loneliness and secret despair. "Great men" make lousy husbands. Read the biographies of your would-be heroes and weep for their wives. May we all pray for what God thinks is best for us.
Yes... my list is similar...
Doesnt anyone else think this is creepy???
Um. I don't have words. Why limit yourself? And what's with the creepy Jesus fixation. This seems like the list a 14 year old girl would make so her parents wouldn't know she was screwing half of the JV Basketball team and smoking dope when she should be leading her school prayer group.
SuzyQ, you make me laugh. Being one myself, I love cynics.
Though I'm glad it seems to have worked out (if Julie really is the writer), this reminds me of a lot of fake Christianity that goes on. Also, I have a certain digust for the practice of cutting oneself off from others because they don't fit one's checklist of traits. "I can't be friends with you because you don't pray enough." It hasn't happened to me, but I know that many people do it unconsciously, if not consciously. Considering that a sin is any act that puts distance between two people and/or their god, it is a strange, hypocritical practice for a Christian to adopt.
Ok. I have two comments to make here. One- I enjoy when people define "Man of God". I mean, should it not be the other way around? Of course, this is a list and brief is always better. I guess what I'm asking here is, is this person a man of god because he's filled and spirit led? or, do these things make him a man of God?
Second, to "Happily Married", your response could make the "Found" list. So, are you saying that you are married to a lousy husband, knowing he's a great man, making you happily married? OR, your husband is dull, not to exciting, not a "trophy" person, and making you happily married? I ask these things because of your PS.
Happily Married for 23 Years in California said:
Go ahead and make the most detailed list of what you think you want in a life-long partner, and then you can throw it away when you meet the right person. It worked for me. :-))
P. S. In my experience, tall, slightly athletic, hard-working leaders who are preoccupied with the Lord and scripture and gifted in discipleship and teaching rarely have a good sense of humor or make a good husband, unless you are content with being a distant third in his life. Such a man is the Christian equivalent of a trophy husband, and his wife's life will be filled with endless days of child-rearing, profound loneliness and secret despair. "Great men" make lousy husbands. Read the biographies of your would-be heroes and weep for their wives. May we all pray for what God thinks is best for u
Awww, hold out for your man of God, honey. I used to have lists like this, and then I realized that God has a sense of humour, and the person you find will be nothing like the list (except a man of God, of course). But he will be perfect for you.
There are men of God out there. Trust me, I found one.
Pat in St. Louis: I see what you mean! No, my initial comment and the P. S. are really two separate stories. When I was younger, I thought the perfect woman for me would have to be gorgeous, brilliantly intellectual, musically talented, a great writer and an accomplished professional. The person I married turned out to be none of those things and yet so much better. Sometimes we simply value the wrong things. If we're stubborn about what we "think" we want, we may miss the love of our life.
The P. S. comes from growing up in the Presbyterian church and seeing how incredibly stressful trying to be the "perfect" Christian was for those who felt the calling and who tried to ignore who they really were. Re-reading her list, I stand by my earlier comments.
Don't worry, Courtney. You are not alone.
And what the hell does 'slightly athletic' mean, anyway?