When your life is God-centred, the aim is to glorify Him.

A few things here:

- God gives all your dilemma-ble situation-al circumstances a context.
- So in each grating happenstance, you must ask yourself: What would Jesus do? Does this glorify the Father? In carrying out this thought/word/deed will I further His kingdom?

THE SITUATION

As I have taken a pledge of singleness (also known as the "Boy Fast") I will dodge any prospect of a relationship for the next year or so. I do not care who the boy is, or how godly or compatible he could possibly be for me, if it is my Heavenly Father's will, it will kick off eventually. Moving right along -

So last night I bumped into a boy whom I had met earlier this year. In that time, I considered him for a fleeting second, then I massacred the consideration. He spoke to me about relatively beyond-surface-level issues for a good twenty minutes, and then I stopped listening to what he was saying and thought to myself:

If you are not interested in me, please end this conversation now, as this is rather unhelpful.

God was inside my head. He sent over a friend to disrupt our conversation and so I got away.

THE LESSON

While I enjoy this particular boy's conversation, and would probably very much take pleasure in the things we share in common, it wasn't beneficial for my situation. While God is molding, shaping, and refining my broken heart, it is better that I avoid fleeting pleasures and trust that He witholds no good thing from those who walk uprightly. I shall delight in my Lord, and He will, in His perfect timing, give me what my heart desires.