I know that you read the title of this and thought that I was out of my mind. "How does looking for ripe avocados in the grocery store even compare to finding a Godly man in today's dating realm?" Well, just hear me out.

I was shopping at the grocery store for some avocados the other day. I really like the avocados that are just about to be ripe but aren't quite ripe yet. So as I was looking through all of them, I chose a few that didn't have that many spots on the outside and was the usual color that I like my avocados to be: green with some brown.

When I took my avocados home and cut one to eat it, I saw so many black spots inside the avocado and around the core was really, really black. I was so frustrated because I thought that I had chosen a few avocados that looked exactly like the previous avocados that I have enjoyed in the past. Throughout the week, I kept cutting avocados to find the exact same results; and that's when I realized finding a good avocado is exactly like finding a Godly man.

People my age are all in college and the typical college guy is usually stereotyped as a partier and heavy drinker with no class whatsoever. Trust me, I have met my fair share of those guys, but I have also met guys who are really down to earth and sweet. There's just one characteristic those 'nice guys' don't have that happens to be a deal breaker for me: their faith in God.

All of those nice guys probably treat women well and try their best in school. Their compliments and romantic gestures could be really sweet too; but just like those avocados, I need to know what their inside, or their heart, looks like.

If the nice guys out there look great on the outside but they don't have faith in God, their inside looks just like those avocados that I thought would be perfect. There are things that I need that they cannot give because our hearts aren't in the same place. I know that if I was to date a man who didn't have a strong relationship with Jesus then I would ultimately get hurt.

I've bought more avocados since that initial time and I have come to discover that the best ones usually have a few imperfections on the outside but are perfect on the inside.

That is exactly what I am looking for in someone that I would want to be in a relationship with. Someone who has been through hard times, sad times, and even happy times but still manages to spend time with the Lord and thank him through everything, thus making their soul pure and clean.

The imperfections on the outside of people don't really matter if their personalities and their spirits are in the correct place. I have come to realize that some of the most beautiful people are the ones that have a strong faith and will to soldier on.

So yes, finding ripe avocados in the grocery store is just like finding a Godly man. I know that the Godly man I am looking for may have some surface issues, but if he truly and honestly put his complete faith in Jesus Christ, then those outside things are not relevant whatsoever.