Handsome Cappuccino Jon came to stand and wait for me to finish his drink and so I asked him if he was doing anything great for Valentine's day with his wife, because I just pictured him in a tuxedo, for some reason, sitting down in a fancy restaurant downtown across the table from a thin (possibly Brazilian? hopefully not blonde) woman and them just so happy to be married to each other that they couldn't even choke down some steak and red wine.
Jon: No, we're just hanging out.
Me: Oh. That's cool. How long have you been married?
Jon: (counting on his fingers) Four years.
Me: Dude, that is awesome, congratulations on staying married so long in Utah!
Jon: Yeah. Sometimes it gets boring. But boring is good too, I guess. See ya.
Me: Um, okay.
It was kind of a relief to have the celebrity fantasy of his gorgeous life just shatter in my head, but I just wanted to invite him to our church, and introduce him to all of my married friends who are still having fun together after 4 or more years, and that God can do awesome things to your heart.
I wish I wasn't so terrified. I don't know how to just get brave. And sometimes I do get brave, and start sharing my convictions, and then I seriously mess it up big time, because I'm human. I don't want to lose friends.
But WHY?
I have real, awesome friends at church. I should care less about the friendship of my coworkers and the customers in my mission field, and care more about their eternity. It's a struggle for me right now, and something I'm working on. Loving, and loving enough to share.
So anyway. Happy Valentine's day. You and I are loved by a gracious, and forgiving God who is just waiting to spend time with you and with me.
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