The number of people who find their dates online is growing. More than 20 million people have subscribed to online dating sites such as Match.com and eHarmony.com. Most people know someone who has tried to find love online, with varying amounts of success. It sure isn’t easy to know if you’d get along with a person based on a profile and a picture! As you start communicating, you can give away a lot of yourself to someone who’s essentially as stranger. But it’s tough to meet quality men and women in real-life scenarios. All those 20 million people can’t be wrong…right?
But some statistics are even more startling – especially if you’re looking for a date that’s committed to Christ. Studies vary, but most agree that large numbers of teens and young adults who were raised in the church – somewhere between 70 and 90 percent end up leaving their faith behind. (Many of them will eventually find their way back into the church again, but our congregations are largely deprived of young adults.) Many young adults feel like the church isn’t relevant anymore. They say the church isn’t willing to discuss the hard issues, or it’s not making a real difference in the community. For these twenty-somethings, Christianity is about legalism, not transformation. The people you meet through online dating sites, work, or mutual friends, might be part of these statistics. The faith you hold might have negative connotations for them. How can you show them what it really means to follow Jesus? Will you be one more Christian who judges and condemns, or will you model the infinite love of Christ?
Prayer: You know my heart. You know my secret doubts and struggles. Answer those questions, Lord, and let me be a light to those around me – those who haven’t truly seen your face. Amen. 
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