Crushes...

"Never settle" is a great motto and I do my best to live by that, but that doesn't stop me from those inevitable and sometimes annoying little things that come to most of us single people called crushes. See, I belong to a wonderful church where some of God's most humble and sincere (and surprisingly single) servants also choose to worship. That puts me in a difficult position. While I know that God has me single at this time of my life for His glory, I can't help but notice the people around me and think, "hey, he would make a great ministry partner" or "what would it be like to share the rest of my life with him?"

On the one hand, I believe that my crushes have usually been on the right type of guy, the type God would want me to hold out for. But on the other hand, I wonder if the crushes are in themselves displeasing to Him because they do take up thought time and emotional energy, not to mention doing a number on my sense of contentment in Christ. Also, along those lines, crushes tend to bring out the flirt in me and I'm almost certain that doesn't glorify God. Almost. So, I put the question out to the blogworld.

What are we to do with crushes? What I do is pray a lot. I confess to God that I want Him to be number one in my life and that I trust His sovereignty over my life. I ask Him for a real sense of His love for me that will remind me that not only is He in control, but He's working all things together for my good. I pray for strength and wisdom to handle myself in an appropriate and godly manner around said crush-ees. And finally, I pray for Him to "move or move me." (Thanks FFH for those words.) Feedback?