A quit claim deed comes from real estate terminolGfy. When a deed is transfered from one party to another. At the time of the course, I was reflecting on past relationhips. Some did not end too well. And I was like, "Okay, God. I'm not having much luck here. Maybe you should be in charge of my relationships." I then took out a piece of paper and mustered all the legalese I learned in college and transfered my rights to pick my relationships over to God. Signed and dated. And God said, "you can't limit them by geography." I hate driving long distances by myself, so that was really hard for me.
I didn't date for almost a year. I lived in North Carolina at the time and my first relationship was with a womnan from Tennesse. I felt God telling me not to get too close. The relationship kind of fizzled out and I didn't even feel bad about it ending. About a week later, I was contacted by a woman through a dating website.
There was one problem. She lived in Missisppi. Almost 9 hours away. I'm never going to meet this chick. But, I had some free time because I was unemployed at the time and started messaging back and forth with her. Then she told me her name. She had the same first and last name of a woman I didn't exactly have good feelings towards. But, I was never going to meet her. Until she made the journey to North Carolina three months later.
We've been married over 5 years now. Our son is three. And she cooks the most amazing food! There is one other area in which I have struggled in the past. That is my calling. I know I am called to music ministry. Music is my life. Its what makes who I am. I don't even want a euology at my funeral, just 20 or 30 minutes of music. That will tell everyone what they need to know about my life. But even a calling from God can become an idol.
Today, I signed two quit-claim deeds. One for my career and one for my calling. They may or may not merge. We'll have to see how it goes.