I feel like I’m called to live my life like a gentleman, a prince, and a warrior. My quest is to find a woman who lives like a lady, a princess, and a  heroine. She won’t just be a damsel in distress for me to rescue, but a heroine to share in the adventures we will have together.

I may have eliminated the majority of girls, but the one I find will have been more than worth the wait and the effort. In an age when chivalry and manners and courtesy are all but dead, men like me aren’t really a hot commodity. In fact, I am probably nowhere near any girl’s ideal. But one day I will be God’s man for one woman. That’s my prayer.

When I find her, my calling will be to love her with my life and with everything I have at whatever cost to me, even at the cost of my own life, to present her totally free and alive and radiant in her beauty before Christ and the world.

She won’t just be a pretty face, but someone whose face shines with the radiance of Christ from inside her.

Her life will not go unnoticed, for I will notice. Her actions will not be in vain, for I will be her witness. I will be her biggest fan and cheer her, as I hope she will do the same for me.

This is a reminder to me of what I’m really looking for. I forget sometimes and need to be reminded that what I’m looking for is rare, but rarity makes something much more precious and valuable and sacred.

I strive toward this, and though I fail time and time again, I always fail forward. One day, I will land at her feet.