I had dinner with my aunt last night and naturally she asked the first question older folk always ask us young, single, professional women: why we're not married yet. Then she grabbed my hand, looked into my eyes, and said: "Rachel, when you learn to dance with God, the perfect man will cut in."
I managed to keep a straight face at the time (still not sure how I did that) but now in retrospect I pose this question to you: what the bloody hell does that mean????
Dancing with God?
Seriously?
2007-07-25 03:00:41 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Looking back I should have told her that the fact that I HATE dancing is further proof the God wants me to be single.
2007-07-25 03:13:40 · update #1
Lol, i have no idea!! Maybe she knows of a nearby church with lots of hot, young, single, professional men!!
Old folks say the funniest things--coming soon to a TV channel near you!!
2007-07-25 03:06:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
LMAO I think I know what she means, but I agree with you that it is bit of an over-the-top, metaphorically speaking.
I'm pretty sure that what your aunt was saying is that once you are willing to put things like "the right man" in God's hands and just live your life the best that you can, God will throw "the right man" into your life. In more secular terms, once you stop looking for the right man, he'll show up.
I feel your pain with the questions; the version I get is "Why hasn't he proposed yet? You've been together long enough!" *rolls eyes*
2007-07-25 03:26:06 · answer #2 · answered by Church Music Girl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've heard the phrase, dancing with the devil, but not god. In these days women don't need a man to give them status. They are persons in their own right and not just an extension of the man. Ask your aunt: What if god were a woman? There is no hope in man you know, Jeremiah was a deep thinker eh?
2007-07-25 03:11:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A bent hairpin would be a well-used hairpin.
As to dancing with God and the love of your life cutting in, tt’s symbolism to suggest an activity that she must think young people understand. But of course it assumes this is what you want for your live, which may not be the case at all.
2007-07-25 03:08:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should have asked her.
But I suppose that she meant that you should work on your relationship with God first (prayer, bible study, quiet devotions, obedience to the commandments, etc.) and that God will lead you to the right person when you least expect it.
BTW, you said in a response to a question earlier that you have no plans to marry, but you still date. Why? If you are happy being single, as you say, then why practice being a couple with someone else? Isn't dating just a marriage substitute (or a way of bumming dinner & entertainment for free if you are a girl)? I just hang out with friends whenever I feel bored or lonely. Just curious.
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She probably was referring to this:
Psalm 37:4 (NIV)
Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.
2007-07-25 03:08:21 · answer #5 · answered by Randy G 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I have no idea, but that is bizarre. I guess it's some sort of metaphor.
I went once with a friend to some Christian singles group in a church. I never saw a sadder collection of truly desperate and so-clean-cut-they-were-slightly- creepy guys. If there's a perfect man in that group I wasn't seeing it.
2007-07-25 03:10:40 · answer #6 · answered by Julia Sugarbaker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes young grasshopper, you must learn to dance with God, sing with Mother Nature, and walk with Father Time. I don't know how you kept a straight face, good job though! Your poor Aunt is off her rocker!
2007-07-25 03:07:22 · answer #7 · answered by Runs with Scissors 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I guess that is her way of saying follow God.
In old fashioned dancing men usually led. So this would mean God would be leading you in the dance.
So in following God's lead she thinks you will find the perfect man.
I'm sure she meant well but that's old school thinking.
Personally, I think such things happen when they happen - divine or not.
2007-07-25 03:09:44 · answer #8 · answered by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
one of two possibilities;
first, like most elderly people, she probably thinks that you are a sexual libertine, and that the only reason you haven't "settled down" is because you are still enjoying playing with the ENTIRE football team if you take my meaning.
or second, she's begun the slow spiral down into dementia and Alzheimer's, and everything she says should be taken with a smile and a nod, understood to be the senseless prattle that it is.
treat the elderly that condescend to you like frail puppies - just humor them.
2007-07-25 03:14:29 · answer #9 · answered by Free Radical 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dancing might be nice. So might the dinner date.
After he takes you home though, don't hesitate to remind him this is, after all, the 'First Date', so no 'funny business'. It's up to you to give him your number.
However, if your name isn't Rachel, please wheel your aunt back to the Rec room.
2007-07-25 03:10:04 · answer #10 · answered by Dances with Poultry 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋