Casting Such A Thin Shadow

University has started and I have decided to start a blog. Not all things are as amazing as people think that they will be when they graduate from high school. I have loved every minute that has been happening at uni and enjoying everything here at UWO, but than there is the problems of what to do with situations that are beyond your control happen. God is always there for us and we know that He won't place us in a situation that we can't handle. But what if you meet a girl for the first time and are directly connected to her in ways that you can't even describe? Is that coming from God or are there other forces at work here that may not be the best ones to be following. I am confused about what to do and how to go about the situation. I have been praying about it yet don't know how to come to grips with the entire situation. How do you tell a person you barely know that you want to go out to coffee or get to know them better without sounding like a creeper.

All summer I was up at a camp called Ontario Pioneer Camp (OPC) and we learned all about sharing God's love to the kids who came up for their 1 or 2 weeks that they came for. As staff we learned about how God will never put us in a situation that is to tough for us to handle, or out of our control to deal with. He may put us in situations where we cannot do it without His help, but it is just him telling us that we need to learn to lean on Him and not try to do things ourselves. This is what keeps coming to mind when I think about this situation, I got barely any sleep last night because I kept thinking about it and not knowing what to do. It's also one of those situations that I am sure most guys have experienced the situation where you like a girl, but have no clue how she will think about you or how she will react if you even tell her. I may just play it cool like nothing is going on and just not be over talkative and things like that.

I just pray that God can give me some answers before I lose to much sleep over this situation. From the words of the song by Bryce Avary of The Rocket Summer... "You tell me to live." I will live the way that Jesus has paved for us and not let my heart be torn away from the Glory of God, because even in this horrible broken situation there will be beauty...There is always Beauty In The Broken. Whether it be people, or a situation there is always something beautiful that God will put in front of us if only we ask Him and search for it!


Dave "Zone" Tompkins