Mackenna’s church is doing a special class that’s four weeks long on relationships[boy/girl] and dating and things like that. Mack invited me to go to them, and of course being the outspoken person I am I said “heck yes” and last night was week two of this class. I’m enjoying it a lot! I love the fact that Mackenna and I are the only two girls in the class [it’s split, boys and girls] that are non-daters. It’s an awesome feeling to be standing alone and knowing that you’re getting the better half of the deal let me just say… but last night something was said that I completely fell in love with. Tami asked us to read Romans 12: 9-13 and pick out one sentence that we could use as a guideline or rule in our own dating relationship. This part of the chapter in Romans is titled Love.

Romans 12: 9-13 says this, “⁹Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. ¹⁰Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. ¹¹Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. ¹²Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. ¹³Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.”

Oh my gosh! Did anyone else catch what I did? Verse 10. “Be devoted to one another in brotherly love.” Brotherly love! Oh man! Do you see what I mean yet? These days not everyone loves their brothers but think of it in a friend sense I guess. I love my brother. I will always love my brother. I would rather have pain inflicted on myself than see him get hurt. But! I don’t cheat him, I don’t lie to him, and I try really hard not to think of myself before him. That’s brotherly love! That’s what should be happening in a relationship! Brotherly love! Not sissy kissy make-outness! Loving one another as you love yourself. That’s been said before, anyone remember where? The question is constantly asked these days, “What is the world coming too?” “What did we do wrong?” “Where do we go from here?” well for starters what you did wrong was you didn’t read, you retards. I mean honestly, it doesn’t get any easier to understand than that. Relationships take up 60% of the average person’s life, proved on a poll! HOLY COW! Why the heck are people so consumed with relationships?!?! I mean it’s great and all but dang! 60%? Wow… but the biggest problem in relationships today? It’s not brotherly love. Because brotherly love is not making out, it’s not constantly touching each other; it’s not telling each other “I love you” 24/7, it’s not sleeping with each other, that’s not what it’s about! It’s about respect. Total respect. I love those verses. I mean, can you imagine? If everyone on the face of the earth used Romans 12:9-13 as guidelines for their relationships? Oh my gosh! That would be amazing. “But no one will, no one is going to be able to convince everybody to do that.” I don’t ever want to hear that said. Because in class last night when Tami asked the question, “Is anyone here against Dating?” And I said yes and told what my alternative was, I had ¼ of that class ask me questions about courtship afterwards. Don’t you dare give me that No One Will crap. No one will, because honestly, no one cares. And that includes most of you people who say you do care. You do think that way. You do want the better life. Prove it. Two simple words that scare the pee out of most people. Prove it. Seriously, when it comes down to it, and you get the opportunity to Prove it… will you? Or are you willing to stay quiet and blend in? Cause I can tell you right now where blending in is going get you. It’s going to get you 60%. You may not think it now… but you’re going to get there. Come on guys… stand out! We are so much stronger when everyone stands out! So you get embarrassed, hurt, dissed, but it’s worth it. It is totally worth it. Lets become the Rebolution. [that’s not a typo] Because if you [yes you] stood out, that’s one more ¼ that would come asking questions. And ¼ for everyone who stands out… becomes a heck of a lot of people. A heck of a lot.

One more little tidbit of thought… Courtship, is not an alternative to Dating. Dating, is the alternative to Courtship.