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for the college people: getting into groups/clubs at school helps to make friends... there's usually a campus crusade group available or just join a group that you have no experience in or something that just sounds like fun (a martial arts group, a fencing club... i know nothing about it and i stunk at it but it was good for laughs, etc.) there are TONS of groups available... just ask for a list of them from the student center in your school.
working people: church is an awesome place to get to know people, if you really like you 'home' church then stick with it... but if there's another church that has bible study groups that are related to your age then get involved... there's no rule that says you have to stick with everything at one church.
mission trips/ conferences... obviously you don't go on those trips to meet the future mr/mrs right, but, hey, maybe God is showing you someone that you can respect and look up to as a Godly man or woman
joining a gym (again... there are tons of classes to choose from... you never know what you'll find!),
*these can apply to college people too*
I had an awesome mentor tell me... just keep running the race with God. you can do so many things that married people can only dream of doing. you aren't tied down to anyone or anything (not that that's a bad thing). you have the ability to just pack up and go wherever God leads. Enjoy every moment of the race... just you and Dad (God). Then, one day, He'll let someone join you two in that race... and as you're on fire for God, that special someone will see that fire. and if they are running that same race with God... on fire for Him... the day that God joins you two... that fire will burn like no one has ever seen.
I dont know if that last part helped or made sense... but there's a little more input... enjoy!
working people: church is an awesome place to get to know people, if you really like you 'home' church then stick with it... but if there's another church that has bible study groups that are related to your age then get involved... there's no rule that says you have to stick with everything at one church.
mission trips/ conferences... obviously you don't go on those trips to meet the future mr/mrs right, but, hey, maybe God is showing you someone that you can respect and look up to as a Godly man or woman
joining a gym (again... there are tons of classes to choose from... you never know what you'll find!),
*these can apply to college people too*
I had an awesome mentor tell me... just keep running the race with God. you can do so many things that married people can only dream of doing. you aren't tied down to anyone or anything (not that that's a bad thing). you have the ability to just pack up and go wherever God leads. Enjoy every moment of the race... just you and Dad (God). Then, one day, He'll let someone join you two in that race... and as you're on fire for God, that special someone will see that fire. and if they are running that same race with God... on fire for Him... the day that God joins you two... that fire will burn like no one has ever seen.
I dont know if that last part helped or made sense... but there's a little more input... enjoy!
As a christian, you'd think go to a christian environment and wa-lah... you're in a relationship and then get married. Nope. Again... nope. You'd think you'd have a 1 in whatever chance of finding somebody right. Nope. Again... nope. I guess it's a matter of living life and seeing what happens.
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On a side note, I am shocked by how christian women base a man's walk as so important. A girl at my church has been doing it. The fact is that all she does is sing. I tell her Britney Spears can sing too. The only difference is that you sing christian songs. What's the big deal? The gift of signing is worth what you what? How does that make you any stronger of a christian? All sorts of people are musically gifted. When it comes time for the word, she's out the door texting friends in the lounge room. To me, that's not the type of christian girl I'd want. I guess in essence what I'm trying to say is be sure you're seeking spiritual content and not spiritual appearance. I hear all these stories of women wanting to be Pastor's wife. In reality, 8/10x women are actually only seeking this type of man in order to assure that they're marrying a man of God. Assurance. That doesn't actually mean you will be assured a Godly husband. They're kidding themselves. Just because I'm a pastor, usher or worship leader doesn't make me any closer to God. If women are looking for me to do that, than I'm not looking for them either. I'm not made that way because God hasn't put it on my heart. God! That mean I have a walk with him!
I'd say a Godliness is about a person's willingness to do God's will and want to draw closer to Him. His place in the church, whether he's a preacher or another member, is completely irrelevant. It's not about prestige... it's about a willing heart. The guys I see in my churches... after so long they stop having any kind of desire to go to church or read His Word at ALL! What kind of God-fearing servant is that? I wasn't dogging on all the non-pastors... but simply the ones who don't care enough to keep Jesus as Lord over their life.