I was reminded of several things today. For starters, I'm not a member of the married club. I never really thought how my relationships with my married friends would change when they got married, but man, it stinks to be on this side of that line. This isn'tjust me being a whiner cos I want to be married, tho I do, eventually.
It's not that I have to share my married friends with their spouses, it's that I also have to share them with the rest of the married couples. When I lived in Oklahoma, this was more of an issue. I would want to hang out with my married friends, but often they would be hanging out with other married couples. And it's just a little awkward for a single gal such as myself to be the third, fifth, or seventh wheel in a group like that. I mean, this is all understandable, and it isn't like my married friends are purposely leaving me out of their lives, or purposely being hurtful, it is just a fact of life. And for that, I am a little hurt.
On a different note, pastor Bruce mentioned this morning how he likes Romans because Paul lays out in the first 11 chapters who we are before launching in chapter 12 what we are to do. This has been a lesson in my life for years now, which is so hard for me to grasp and act on. I am usually much more interested in what I can do for God than who I am in Him. But this is a great reminder that God really is more interested in who we are than what we do. It is hard for me, but something I definitely need to remember.
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