The Pursuit.

Rhetorical question. How do you know when you're ready for a relationship? If you're not ready, but you've met an awesome guy, what do you do? Do you end the relationship because the timing is not right? Relationships are so tricky. There are so many things that can go wrong.. so many opportunities to screw things up. I don't want to mess things up. Here's where I'm so confused.. I don't feel that I'm at a place in my life where a relationship would be the best thing for me. I still have so much school left.. I don't want to be distracted. Having said that, I don't want to push people away. God knows best what my life will be like, and just because my life doesn't take a path I think it should doesn't mean that I'm on the wrong path. Does it? I know that as long as I follow the Lord's leading on this I'll be fine. He's promised to show me the way as long as I listen. What I'm hearing right now is a resounding NO. The t...

Today I started reading "The Barbarian Way," by Erwin Raphael McManus. I haven't gotten very far in it, but it looks like the premise of the book is basically that the call to follow Jesus is by no means civilized. The book says that following Jesus is almost barbaric in a way, and that today's Christians have packaged up their faith into a nice little box to make it attractive to others instead of showing it for the wild, passionate romance that it is. I can't wait to read more of this book, and just the little bit that I've read has really got me thinking. It's so true, my faith is nicely packaged. I put God in a box and that's not how He is at all. So here's my question, what are some ways to not put God in a box? How do you follow the barbarian way? I'm going to continue reading, and I'll let you know what I come up with. If you have any thoughts on this please let me know. =) Thanks! -Jessie