I am a single
woman. I have been single for seven years. I think being single is a beautiful
gift. It is the time you have to reflect on yourself.
We single ladies receive
negativity from time to time. Never let anyone make you feel bad about being
single.
1 Corinthians 7:7 says, “For I wish that all men were even as I myself.
But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that.”
In 1 Corinthians 7:7 Paul is stating that being single is a gift given from God.
I always say embrace life. Embrace being single. Alone does not mean
lonely. We are never alone, because we have God. Do not get mixed up in the
worldly form of complete. Let me tell you, marriage does not make you complete.
You are complete in God alone. When the time is right, you will meet Mr. Right.
Until then, enjoy what God has to offer. Proverbs 3:5-6 says, “Trust in the LORD
with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways
acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths.” I have let God direct my paths; He has taken me places I never imagined.
I read the Serenity Prayer daily, it
has helped me, and I believe it can help you.
God grant me the
serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the
things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day
at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the
pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I
would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender
to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely
happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.
--Reinhold
Niebuhr
I was not always
single. I was in a relationship with my high school sweetheart. My first
heartbreak. I loved him deeply, it hurt deeply. We have all gone through
heartbreak. Looking back on that time in my life, I realize it happened for a
reason. I know some people in my life think I should have started dating by now.
I do not agree. We go through certain situations because Jesus is calling us
closer to him. I thank God for everyone He aligned to help me through that
heartbreak. I would not be where I am today, if it was not for that time in my
life.
When we walk
with Christ, He transforms our lives for the better. As Israel Houghton song
“Moving Forward” states: “You make all things new, I will follow you forward,” and that is what I did. I could have looked at what was going wrong in my life, but
instead I choose to look at what was going right. Philippians 4:13 says, "I can
do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Always remember dwelling on
the past helps no one, but moving forward with Jesus helps everyone!
Singleness is a gift from God! It was my gift, and I thank Him every day
for it. I have come a long way. The one thing I cherish the most about being
single for seven years is my spiritual growth. I am focused on God. He is
number one!
"Not that I have
already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold
of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not
count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things
which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press
toward the goal for the prize of upward call of God in Christ Jesus." -Philippians 3:12-14
Embrace all of life!
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