The Cs that i seek for ......

As conversation topics and catch ups with friends inevitably evolve around relationships, marriage, housing, finances, careers, the 6 Cs that Singaporean women seek for in their life partners came to my mind. This was many years ago and i am not sure how the Cs must have evolved now, but from memory lane, the Cs are ……

1. Career
2. Cash
3. Credit cards
4. Condominium
5. Cars
6. Country clubs memberships

As I ponder upon the above Cs, I realized that they are all fleeting and temporal external material assets. They can be easily taken away in a crisis, in a moment. They are articles with no lasting value, objects which we cannot bring forth with us when we leave the earthly realms. Can we and do we really find happiness and security from these Cs? I very much doubt so. In our worldly measure, can wealth ever be enough, be in abundance, be in excess? I do not think so. Is it not in our human nature to crave and seek for more, even with the much that we already had? It will always be a continual race to add, to multiply, to upgrade.

I seek not for the above. But that does not mean my ‘criteria’ for my life partner is any less stringent than that of the world. I actually have got more Cs in mind…..

Christ as the Lord and Saviour in my man,
Cleansed must he be by the blood of the lamb
Contentment with what he is given
Compassion as the ruling guide for all His Creation
Charitable heart in him for the sick, poor and needy
Consideration he possessed, even for the unworthy
Confidence he must have in our Lord, our Master
Commitment, steadfastness to His Mission, his Creator
Character in him that brings glory
Conduct, integrity, pleasing to our Lord Almighty
Consistent must he be
Credibility in him, his work I must see
Counsel he must give to set people free
Conviction of salvation must rule in thee

These are the Cs that I seek,
And I believe my Lord my Master will bring me to him as He deems fit.

What are the Cs that you are looking for?