One small step, one giant leap
It’s not everyday that we take big strides in our lives. Sure, there’s the occasional double-hobble step we take every once in a while, but it’s not very often that we get to encounter something so big and so awesome that we know it will change our life forever.
I may have quadruple-hobbled a couple weeks ago. No…not may have: DEFINITELY quadruple-hobbled.
I asked Rosanna to marry me.
And if Nostradamus were here, he would have certainly seen this coming. He would have known before I did that I would take that step. And I tell you what: I’m glad I did. So far, it has opened my eyes to one of the biggest moments in any relationship that man and a woman can take together: UNCONDITIONAL COMMITMENT.
That’s what I want to focus on for the next few minutes here is that last phrase in that last paragraph.
I have a lot of friends from high school, college, church, and other walks of life that are married. Some have been married for years, others were just married not too long ago. Every couple I know has a different perspective on how marriage should be done. That’s good to one extent but it really gives me a lot to think about on another. It makes it difficult for me to look at any one couple as an example and use their relationship as a starting point.
But the one common theme with every couple I know that is married is that there is this unconditional commitment that makes them work. On the surface, they all look happy. And I’m sure they have their down days. But the one thing I can say for certain among all of my married friends is that they all started their lives together with commitment in mind.
I want that. I always have. I’ve seen how happy people can be when they unconditionally commit themselves to each other. I see that as putting me even one more step closer to my Maker and being truly happy and satisfied in this life.
And I know she wants it, too. Rosanna is the kind of girl that gives all that she has to please any and everybody and she deserves this. She deserves to be happy…
…to have the white picket fence.
…to have the two dogs and kids playing in the yard.
What blows my mind about this very special time in my life right now is that God has me and her positioned in this moment PERFECTLY. He knew how I was going to ask her. He knew when I was going to ask her. He knew that I would even ask her.
It feels perfect. It feels like that moment when…
…well, you’re gonna have to wait.
Stay in touch with me tomorrow for part 2. That’s gonna be the good stuff.
mbc
