Tip #2: Crock Pot vs. Deep Fryer

I don't have a lot of experience in the cooking field (if i should be completely honest on this blog). However, I do know the difference between a crock pot and a deep fryer.


For those of you who are also naive to the crock pot and deep fryer, I will give a break down.

Crock Pot: A crock pot is a cooking utensil which you add all your ingredients for the meal, such as meat, vegetables, and etc. Then, you plug the machine into the electric outlet. This must happen early in the morning because the crock pot will slowly cook the food. It takes all day long. So when you return from work, your house smells extremely delicious and your dinner is ready. You do not have to stand around and watch the crockpot cook the food. There is freedom in using a crockpot. You put everything in there and then walk away. And it cooks it for you.

Deep Fryer: This cooking machine is the most popular utensil in America. Go to a state fair, and you will smell it, see it, and most likely taste it. You can deep fry twinkies, pickles, candy bars, french fries, and most likely anything else with trans fats. A deep fryer is a large pot with scolding hot oil. You drop the food item and it cooks within a matter of minutes. Once you take the food item out, it looks delicious. However, an hour after eating your deep fried snickers, you will probably feel very sick, or your jeans will feel tighter. With the deep fryer, it is quick, convenient, but can be very dangerous. It heats up fast and cooks fast. And, the substance that it produces is unhealthy and harmful to your health.

Now, you may be wondering, how does this refer to being single???? I am glad you asked.

When you are single, sometimes you can become so hungry for a relationship that you revert to a deep fryer romance. You want it to happen fast and instantaneous. You go from saying "hi" to texting in the late hours of the night. Then you want it to happen faster, so you start to talk about marriage and engagement within the first month of dating. Your physical relationship has been lacking, since you have been single. So you want that to cook up fast. There is no time to waste. However, with a quick, unwise rush of romance, there can also be a quick fall back to reality.

However, I think, as single women, we need to be wise in our eagerness for a relationship. We need to take the course of the crockpot romance. If we see a man expressing interest, don't allow your heart to grab for the deep fried instanteous romance; quick, fast and satisfying. Allow the romance to slowly cook. Let him initiate. Don't be frustrated with it not going from a "hello" to getting your number right away. Let him lead. And if he starts leading into the deep fryer romance, maybe you need to recheck on what kind of relationship you want; instantaneous or substantial?

If you start to doubt and wonder how much longer God is going to take in bringing you a substantial love life, walk away. Quit staring at the crock pot. The crockpot can't be rushed. It will cook on its own timing. Allow God to have control over your love life. And in the end, you will not be disappointed..

Letting God have complete control over your desires and dreams for a relationship will bring full satisfaction. It will be the dinner you have been waiting for.

Hebrews 11:1
"Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see."

Have faith that God already has all the ingredients prepared for your future relationship. It's in the crockpot.

love,
jocelyn elizabeth