Undivided
Singleness.
Categorized as one outside of the "ideal"--one who hasn't reached their fullest potential. That's what the world says.
For some, the thought of singleness sends a shutter through their bones. It's a topic that has received its own taboo: don't go there--they're probably single for a reason. It's true. We are all single for a reason, and it's not the one that generally comes to mind first.
We aren't single merely because we haven't found the "right one" or because of a heartbreak that has left us wounded. Yes, sometimes those reasons factor in, but there's something bigger that over-arches both:
Our time now is meant for Him only.
In His sovereignty, God hasn't sent a soulmate because He needs us for a different work. That work is unique, beautiful, and fulfilling since He is the God who satisfies. One day, our time may be divided with a spouse, but for now, it is only for Him! It gets to be only for Him. What a gift!
The world tells singles that they are incomplete. The world tells singles that they will only reach fulfillment when they are in a relationship. I've believed it--it's okay if you have, too. But it isn't true. It's a lie that Satan ploys to keep us from treasuring Christ in this season. As Satan tells us that a piece of us is "missing" without a romantic relationship, we begin believing that full satisfaction can't be found in Christ because--well, "there's a relationship-sized hole in my heart."
It simply cannot be true! A God who promises to satisfy our hunger and thirst (Ps. 107:9)--Who reveals complete life in Christ (2 Cor. 1:21-22)--would leave us with a hole that He couldn't fill? No. The only "hole" in our hearts is the one which God has placed within us for Himself.
And what better time than now, in our singleness, to ground ourselves in Him and seek the depths and riches of the God whom our hearts long after?
I admit, I feel like I'm scratching this post out hastily before my perspective grows dim. I haven't written about singleness because it's an area I've struggled with. Just like you, I've wondered why the Lord hasn't brought the "right one" yet. There are long days and weeks where I've wallowed in this feeling like I'm "incomplete," but the Lord has been opening my eyes. What joy and goodness and beauty follows the one who seeks passionately after Christ!
The time is always now to seek Christ, but that time isn't always undivided. Let's honor and worship Him in this singleness together!
Categorized as one outside of the "ideal"--one who hasn't reached their fullest potential. That's what the world says.
For some, the thought of singleness sends a shutter through their bones. It's a topic that has received its own taboo: don't go there--they're probably single for a reason. It's true. We are all single for a reason, and it's not the one that generally comes to mind first.
We aren't single merely because we haven't found the "right one" or because of a heartbreak that has left us wounded. Yes, sometimes those reasons factor in, but there's something bigger that over-arches both:
Our time now is meant for Him only.
In His sovereignty, God hasn't sent a soulmate because He needs us for a different work. That work is unique, beautiful, and fulfilling since He is the God who satisfies. One day, our time may be divided with a spouse, but for now, it is only for Him! It gets to be only for Him. What a gift!
The world tells singles that they are incomplete. The world tells singles that they will only reach fulfillment when they are in a relationship. I've believed it--it's okay if you have, too. But it isn't true. It's a lie that Satan ploys to keep us from treasuring Christ in this season. As Satan tells us that a piece of us is "missing" without a romantic relationship, we begin believing that full satisfaction can't be found in Christ because--well, "there's a relationship-sized hole in my heart."
It simply cannot be true! A God who promises to satisfy our hunger and thirst (Ps. 107:9)--Who reveals complete life in Christ (2 Cor. 1:21-22)--would leave us with a hole that He couldn't fill? No. The only "hole" in our hearts is the one which God has placed within us for Himself.
And what better time than now, in our singleness, to ground ourselves in Him and seek the depths and riches of the God whom our hearts long after?
I admit, I feel like I'm scratching this post out hastily before my perspective grows dim. I haven't written about singleness because it's an area I've struggled with. Just like you, I've wondered why the Lord hasn't brought the "right one" yet. There are long days and weeks where I've wallowed in this feeling like I'm "incomplete," but the Lord has been opening my eyes. What joy and goodness and beauty follows the one who seeks passionately after Christ!
The time is always now to seek Christ, but that time isn't always undivided. Let's honor and worship Him in this singleness together!
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"He turns a desert into pools of water
a parched land into springs of water
and there He lets the hungry dwell,
and they establish a city to live in;
they sow fields and plant vineyards
and get a fruitful yield.
By His blessing they multiply greatly,
and he does not let their livestock diminish."
Psalm 107:33-38
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