Today’s devo is dedicated to all the single people out there in their twenties, and waiting on God,
At this age we are going through changes, many changes, and some of those changes means trying a hand at being single or making the choice to wait on God. We are entering the age where family starts to ask us about marriage, and we start seeing our friends married and in happy relationships, and sometimes you wonder when it’s your turn. As someone who is single and has been for a while, I’m enjoying life as a single woman, and choosing to wait on God but if I’m being honest, there are times when I’m just like, God can I have someone? Can I just go on a date or something?
There is beauty in being single and waiting on God, but I also want you to know that it will not last forever. There are a few topics of discussion today.
Being Single is a time to devote ourselves more to God.
While we are waiting on God to send us whoever it is that HE has for us, it is a time to not only find ourselves but find ourselves in Christ.
Paul talks about the advantages of being single in 1 Corinthians 7:32-34,
I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord. But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife, and his interests are divided. And the unmarried or betrothed woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit. But the married woman is anxious about worldly things, how to please her husband.
We are almost always in this state of preparing for marriage. This isn’t the time to do that, we can do that when we’re engaged and going through premarital counseling. Now is the time to get lost in God. Now is the time to enjoy being by ourselves and learning how to be alone without being lonely.
This is the time where we can dedicate our entire beings to the Lord, where we do not have to worry about someone else but we can just worry about our relationship with God. When we are single the best relationship is the one we have with God. I remember someone saying, “I want to be so lost in God, that my husband has to find God to find me.” We all want that happy ending, most of us want to be married one day and have a family, and we will get there. But use the time before it comes to build a solid foundation within the Lord. We have to focus on building a relationship with God before we can build it with anyone else. We cannot really build a healthy relationship with anyone else until we find ourselves planted in Christ.
Being single is sometimes hard
I am well aware of how hard it is to be single sometimes. Most of the time it’s good, we are enjoying life without the worries of being attached to anyone. We are enjoying building friendships and platonic relationships. We’re enjoying finding ourselves and learning more about ourselves everyday, but some days it’s just hard not to be lonely. A lot of times this loneliness is brought on by sexual urges, and let me tell you, they will blindside you. We have to make sure that we are covered with the full armor of GOd, because these ditches of temptation are the hardest to jump over.
Matthew 5:27-28
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart”
While we may not be married or in a relationship with anyone we are in a committed and devoted relationship with God. Therefore our eyes must stay on Him, They have to because if they don’t they will start to wonder and who knows where our minds will end up. I know from experience.
Sometimes we think that our eyes are excluded from being sinful, it’s what we see that gets us all hot and bothered. Our eyes will get us into a lot of trouble.
Now, I’m not telling you to close your eyes whenever you see someone attractive from the opposite sex. There is nothing wrong with being attracted to someone. We have eyes, and we can appreciate the beauty upon this earth, and sometimes that beauty is another person. What I’m saying is stay away from lust. We can acknowledge someone’s beauty and keep it pushing, when we start to look at them sexually that’s when it becomes a problem. It’s so easy to fall into, but we cannot allow these sexual desires and lustful eyes take root within us or we will end up doing things we'll regret.
Please note that Jesus was single, and if He did it so can we.
It will come, don’t worry about it.
My family asks me all the time if I think I’m going to get into a relationship soon, and my answer is always, “I don’t know, right now I’m enjoying being single.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens
God’s timing is perfect, perfect. You will meet the right person at the right time. I think we get caught up sometimes in the plans we have for our own lives, and comparing our lives to the people around us that we forget what God is doing within us. We see our friends in relationships and even getting married. Family is starting to put pressure on us, and we want to try to rush God. If we just wait it out we will see God’s plan unfold right before our eyes. We are not single for no reason, Go wanted us to be alone at this point in time, and the reason might be different for all of us. But one thing is for sure is that when the time is right God will send that perfect person our way. God knows exactly who we will spend our life with, He knows the person, the moment we will meet, all the details. The best part about waiting on God is that, He is the best match maker ever. Every pairing he makes will be perfect. We just have to trust His timing and in the meantime enjoy our time with Him alone.
Reflection/ Prayer Time
Talk to God about whatever stood out to you today. If you are single and waiting on God, talk to God about diving deeper into a relationship with Him. Whatever is on your heart today, lay it your to Him and be honest.
I love you! I hope you have an amazing day or evening. Make sure you share this with someone and talk about it. Don’t forget to come back tomorrow for Day 97!
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