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Blind trust. That sounds degrading, but that's not my meaning. It is loyalty on a trust level. It's the most intimate connection we can have to God at this point.

Although I don't force my view on anyone, I prefer to not have a girlfriend in these moments. Mainly because I can focus more on God and studies, and I feel this is not the time God wants me to have a girlfriend yet. I read a book about it, "I kissed dating goodbye," Joshua Harris, a book that people (excuse me the expression) without knowledge accuse as legalistic. It's not legalistic at all.

For one thing, I'm not planning to marry yet: I don't even have a good job or anything, and I don't plan to get into a relationship without considering marriage. Sure, people can go and say that romance is the way you get to know each other... but that's not true at all: It's through daily life (through crisis, good and bad times, times of tension, times of peace) that you really get to know someone.

That's the reason why there are so many divorces in our days: People get involved in romance, creating a parallel "reality" (or to better say, a "rose-colored life," since you mainly go to the cinema, restaurants etc... as if you will really do the same all the time after you marry!). They don't get to know each other well, and then blame it all on marriage.

Sure I've had a lot of people say I'm crazy, and that I'll die without a girl... so not true. It lets me put all my trust in God, and it strengthens faith.Then again, those are my views. I respect everyone else's, but I might not share acceptance to their opinion.

faith is not having to see God to believe he is good. its not being ashamed of what you belive.

i like 2 Thessalonians 2:13 not only does it talk about faith. but about gratefulness and worship.

I think faith means...complete dependency. For example, you usually turn to someone you have put a lot of faith, time, love, and support into to talk about problems or other various subjects. And that's how I believe it should be when talking about God; giving Him our time, love and support. I think it means that you rely on a being (person or God) to give you advice or help you when something is too tough to handle.

And I'll even throw in the proverbial saying, "Leap of faith". Because sometimes, we need to just...leap and have the faith that everything will turn out alright because we are in the Hands of a Almighty Creator.

So I guess what it all really boils down to is, trust and love.

To me, it means that no matter how bad I screw up, He will still love me and wipe the dirt from my face, or spray the hose to get the all the mud off.