One of the great things about being a woman is that we don’t have to sugarcoat our feelings about romance. We openly admit to wanting, as my good friend Alex put it, a man who is “Tall, bronze, and bulging”. Although Mr.Caribbean might not be the ideal for every female we still hold expectations about romance and yet how we actually allow men to treat us makes me wonder if women have learned to settled for a sugar free existence.

We accept tasty delight instead of real ice-cream, emails instead of love songs, jokes instead of poetry. It’s no wonder that when faced with romance and true love we can’t stomach it. Is it something we could learn to digest? Or have WE become romance-intolerant?

Just thinking

Maybe it’s a stretch but imagine being stuck in world with a one track mind where simple experiences lead to simple thoughts. These easily deciphered emotions would take all the fun out of being intellectual person wouldn't it? Yet many days I would rather trade my intellect for simpler thoughts then struggling to find the proper answer to accompany my feelings. Maybe it is too hard to separate emotions and thoughts to see this fantasy come to life. When my heart is heavy and all I want is a “fast pass” answer to keep from making rebellious ideals I remember the gift of free will and laugh at God’s sense of humor.

The lesson that I have most recently learned comes from this thought stretched to reach further explanations. Presumably after I have made decisions and repeatedly tested them on my fragile emotions resulting in failure, is this not the right time to search for answer from the creator of the original blue prints to avoid recreating painful cycle again? The Answer? Eliminate the middle man, you, and go straight to the one whose answers are straight forward and simple, God.

Another question arises... how to do you know if it's God or just your brain formulating the perfect conclusion to an already confusing situations. You see, God's sense of humor is brilliant and displayed in perfect harmony because some where in the complex stream of neurons and synaptic connections God finds a way to say in simple words...

"I am all powerful, and I am preparing you for something significant in my eternal plan. Don't be afraid to dream big just because of past disappointments. Remember, it wasn't your faith in me that failed you, it was your faith in other people that caused the pain of broken dreams. So ask me, obey me, and seek me with all your heart, mind, and strength. And then watch my promises to you come to pass in my perfect time."

To put it simply, it might take years, repeated mistakes, heart aches, and bruised emotions but his plan will still remain unaltered and inconsequential of where your decisions have left you. What you have to do is just trust and ask for anything because as it says in John 14:14

"Yes, ask anything in my name, and I will do it"

It's that simple.