Wedding invites or wedding woes?
I don’t know about you but I’m a social media junkie. However, I’m not one of those who tend to live their lives through popular social media sites. Because of my internet addiction I often find out the latest on everything you can imagine via - Instagram or Facebook. This seems to be exceptionally true when it comes to relationships and those on my friend list that showcase their love online. You can always tell how someone's relationship is doing by reading their status. Well, to a certain degree and depending on what they want to expose and how they want you to perceive it. Likewise, when people get engaged, married or have babies they post it all on social media. I'm starting to believe that the post office will be out of business soon! LOL!
As I quickly approach thirty-something, I have been invited and attended more weddings that I could have ever imagined. Although I'm always up for throwing on a nice dress and some pumps, I can't help but wonder if I will ever be a bride. I'm one of those people who is happy for others when they fall in love, but after every single wedding I attend, I leave wondering if I'm going to have a head full of gray before I walk down the aisle. It seems like my generation comes from an era where weddings are just one big show, and they often forget the symbolism and Coventry that is aligned with marriage. Whenever I attend a wedding I reflect on the beauty of love and I'm reminded that true love still exists, despite all of the hurtful and painful experiences that I may have had. Sometimes weddings can be a bitter sweet experience for a single woman, like myself but as time goes by, my wedding woes have become less and less. I constantly remind myself that marriage should be a reflection of how much you are willing to give up yourself to love someone else unconditionally. So now when I go to weddings I ask myself, “Can you only imagine if you were married now? Not one person that you have been with has been marriage material or willing to give up himself to love you, right?”
Today, I've decided that when my moment comes, I’ll accept those wedding invites to be a reminder of God's imperfect love, that only HE could make perfect. So for now, I will enjoy signing hallmark wedding cards of celebration. Oh and of course I will enjoy wearing a new dress and amazing pumps, as I celebrate a couple’s perfect love.