Well, I’m back after spending an entire week with my darling little fiancée. My parents were along for the ride. We had quite the smashing time registering, traveling to California, and work on our forthcoming website.
Good times. We’ve got 170 days left of increasingly annoying things such as time zone differences (2 hours ahead for me), geographical distances (try 1,732.6 miles), and the more obvious physical distances (I’ll let you figure that one out).
Something of which I’ve been reminding myself is the thought I had when I used to observe relationships—especially long distance ones. While they are not easy and I couldn’t fully grasp what it was like to have someone so much a part of you that separating with them for any period of time was like ripping a very usable portion of your body away from you, I always thought to myself, “But take heart, you have the glory of God in Jesus Christ right now.” I had those thoughts before I was in any relationship, before the ache became a reality to me. Yet, they are an integral part of getting through the waiting. I suppose you might sum up my thoughts like this:
You don’t have to wait 170 days to enjoy the most satisfying Reality in the universe, namely, the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, right now. Together.
The times where that has been a bigger focus have correspondingly made it easier on me regarding the pain of distance. It is easier on Rosanna and I when instead of talking for hours on end at night about how much we’d like to be together (it has its own pleasure associated with it), we unite together in fellowship regarding what we’ve been experiencing with Jesus lately. The pain is so drastically reduced when we do this. I encourage anyone in a long-distance relationship to consider how they might magnify Jesus Christ in their relationship.
Regarding work, I start the GSTL position today at 3:00. I’ve got three closes in a row ahead of me, which will be a challenge.
Have a great day, I’m outta here!
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