I had just finished work and I rushed home to get ready for my date night. It took me over an hour to make a 20 minutes drive due to rush hour traffic. I panicked because I didn’t want to be late for my date. We had agreed that I would pick her up. Luckily I had picked out my outfit a month ago, while doing some online shopping, even though I only met her a week ago. I had waited for this date for a while now. I can clearly remember the moment I set my eyes on her. I instantly knew she was the one for me. The whole day at work I really couldn’t focus as I was very excited to have the first date with the woman of my dreams.
The next day, I went into work. During our daily meeting, my manager announced that a few people had been laid off at the end of the previous workday. I work at a huge Oil & Gas company, and like similar companies around the globe, ours was hit pretty hard by the Oil Crisis. I was glad that I wasn’t laid off, so I said a quick prayer of gratitude and began my day.
A week later, I went to my church’s crossover service. I was so excited to praise and worship God while anticipating the crossover into the new year. Unlike previous years, I didn’t come alone. I came with my new girlfriend. Ok… let’s slow down here. I know I didn’t mention anything about how the date went and what happened afterward, but I guess now that she is my girlfriend, you can put the pieces together. While it may seem like such a short time to define our relationship, the bond and connection that we have grew so strong within the little time that we have known each other. And knowing fully well that I’d love to keep her in my life, even though I had barely gotten a chance to get to know her, it was only right to make her mine.
15 minutes before midnight, the pastor asked us to pray for two things that we wanted this new year to bring for each one of us. Trying not to be too materialistic, I prayed for humility and happiness, hoping that those took care of everything else that I could ask for. Coincidentally (or not?), her middle name was Happiness and she said that the most attractive quality in any man is humility.
