I for one, am someone who has seen a good amount of what relationships have to offer. I've dated guys who have pursued me, and those who probably never thought twice about me. I have been with guys who would open every door and wouldn't let me pay for anything; I've also been in relationships where I had to do all the driving and paying. The balance there seems off... doesn't it? I have spent time dating people older than me, as well as younger. Athletes, musicians, frat stars, Christians, world travelers, you name it. The point is, we have all dated a wide variety of people who we have spent our twenty-something years on getting to know. They are all from different backgrounds, all shapes and sizes, but with one thing in common. When they come to an end and you finally grow apart, you are nothing more than mere acquaintances, and eventually strangers.
This has always baffled me and quite honestly is the reason for a few sleepless nights in my life. How can you spend so many moments and so much time getting to know someone, only to find out you don't know them at all? How can you spend so much time trusting in someone when they have no truth to them at all? Sometimes it is hard to remember that these relationships were actually reality and not just a figment of our imaginations. A lot of times, I go through the memories and feel as though they are straight from a novel or movie. It is hard to wrap my head around the fact that they are actually situations in which actually happened at one point of my life.
This has always baffled me and quite honestly is the reason for a few sleepless nights in my life. How can you spend so many moments and so much time getting to know someone, only to find out you don't know them at all? How can you spend so much time trusting in someone when they have no truth to them at all? Sometimes it is hard to remember that these relationships were actually reality and not just a figment of our imaginations. A lot of times, I go through the memories and feel as though they are straight from a novel or movie. It is hard to wrap my head around the fact that they are actually situations in which actually happened at one point of my life.
One day we wake up, and realize that it just isn't as hard. We realize that getting up in the morning just wasn't that hard. Then as the day goes on, we realize that eating- actually having an appetite- could feel like and we start to notice the progress. The urge to know what they are doing, or go through old notes, photos or gifts is not as prominent. And when we make progress, getting over the person we once thought we would never have to get over, we see a simple reminder from them. This reminder can set us back just slightly, but as time goes on, we realize that these setbacks get shorter and shorter.
Once we accept the fact that we will never be more than just strangers who once were, we can move onto bigger and better things. There is someone perfect out there for each and every one of us. Realize that you are a part of a much bigger plan and that God has just gotten started.
Once we accept the fact that we will never be more than just strangers who once were, we can move onto bigger and better things. There is someone perfect out there for each and every one of us. Realize that you are a part of a much bigger plan and that God has just gotten started.