The Relationships Equation
You read these christian books on relationships, and it's obvious how they work... every time the same: meet someone you get on with, learn about God and each other, find that every path in both of your lives is going the same way, find that it is only natural to get to know their parents, find that you get on with everyone they get on with, find that neither of you have never even fancied anyone, you propose after being persuaded into it by their dad, and on the wedding night somehow miraculously you begin to find them sexually attractive, and every other girl in the world looks repulsive?! Isn't that how it happens.
I reckon that with a few months work i (as an engineer) could write down a set of non-linear differential equations which solve these relationships issues once for all!
But i still wonder about one thing... what is that random factor? why is that perfect girl perfect for only you? why is the 'best' and prettiest christian girl in the world not even attractive in your eyes? Why do you have lustful thoughts for the girl you care about the most?
What is this thing they call love? Its not what 1 corinthians 13 refers to, else i'm in love with tons of people! I dont know, but i know its more than those weird girls magazines talk about.
Maybe i'll have to couple the equations and make each of them in matrix form? or maybe not even euler, einstien, newton, navier and stokes could have found an answer?
I reckon that with a few months work i (as an engineer) could write down a set of non-linear differential equations which solve these relationships issues once for all!
But i still wonder about one thing... what is that random factor? why is that perfect girl perfect for only you? why is the 'best' and prettiest christian girl in the world not even attractive in your eyes? Why do you have lustful thoughts for the girl you care about the most?
What is this thing they call love? Its not what 1 corinthians 13 refers to, else i'm in love with tons of people! I dont know, but i know its more than those weird girls magazines talk about.
Maybe i'll have to couple the equations and make each of them in matrix form? or maybe not even euler, einstien, newton, navier and stokes could have found an answer?
posted by Dan | 8:42 AM
2 Comments:
Not from the Bible, but i think henry scougal has some helpful words to add... and i think i agree!
"Who shall prescribe a law to those that love?
Love’s a more powerful law which doth them move."
From a theological point 1 Cor 13 doesn't refer to love in a view of relationship of this nature - it refers to the love a church should have for its members, but that is not the point of this comment! I have to agree with Hannah on this one. It is about seeing your partner on the other side of the room and knowing that even you are not speaking and cannot hear that person you are still with them. It is that warm fuzzy feeling you get when you see them. It is the sadness you feel when they are upset or struggling with something. It is the patience you have when everything seems to be going differnently to how you thought. It is the contentment you feel when God blesses you as a couple. It cannot be described - it cannot be put onto paper. It is a feeling you will only know once it is there.
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