Loving on the Driscoll Sermons…

I’ve discovered I really enjoy listening to podcasts on my way to and from work and even sometimes when I go running. The only thing I don’t like is that I don’t get to take notes and write down the fun quotes. This week I’ve listened to the series on Ruth. Love it. Go listen. Plus, the book of Ruth works as a great read in one session story. At the same time, a lot can be unpacked from the book.

The last sermon I listened to challenged me to think about the way I wait. Ruth met Boaz, sparks flew (even though she was dirty and had worked all day and definitely did not look her best), he fed her, gave her a job, and things looked like they were going in the right direction. Except then she just had to continue to work for 6 weeks…and nothing. She didn’t demand to talk about the relationship or demand marriage. She didn’t “pursue” him. She waited and worked in the field. I am so impatient! Especially with boys because I just want to know where we stand and have that be that. Like Dave Barnes calls it: The Inbetween.

Another point that resonated with me today came in the form of the statement that’s said all over and I’ve heard a million times, but for some reason I liked it today. “Marry the girl/guy you can’t live without. Not the one you can live with.” Life lacks color and excitement without them.

The stars gleam

The poets dream

The eagles fly

Without you the earth turns

The sun burns

But I die without you

Every little thing that happens you just want to call that other person and share it with them. My friend in Australia summed this feeling wonderfully: I want him to experience all of this with me and share this experience with him.

Don’t remember that rush of joy

Don’t lose sight of who you are

Every so often we long to steal

to the land of what might have been

but that doesn’t soften the ache we feel

when reality sets back in…

There’s a girl I know

He loves her so

I’m not that girl

I still reach for my phone and hit speed dial 2 only to find the spot empty…even though I know the person who used to hold that spot in my life, my heart, and my phone has moved on to someone else, I still find myself dying a little inside. So here I am, trying to learn how to wait for the next number 2 who can’t live without me and how to become a better number 2 myself in the meantime. Until then, I’ll be calling 3, 5, 6, 9 and 7.

I’ve heard it said

that people come into our lives for a reason

bringing something we must learn

and we are led to those who help us most to grow

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