How do you remain content during your season of singleness?
I was asked this question while I was single — and even more now that I am married. I look at my life and see the beautiful grace of God and how one can truly be content while waiting patiently for that special someone. So, I’m going to share three scriptures that really helped me stay focused as well as excited for my future with God while waiting for my Adam to be awakened.
1 Corinthians 7:32-33: “But I want you to be without care. He who is unmarried cares for the things of The Lord — how he may please the Lord. He who is married cares about the things of the world — how he may please his wife.”
It doesn’t get much plainer than that! This scripture shows what one needs to be focused on while in a time of waiting. When I read this scripture for the first time I was single and pursuing God with all of my heart, but was still concerned with His timing (when He was going to reveal my Adam). But, after allowing this verse to eradicate and correct my limited way of thinking, I was comforted in knowing that God had not left me helpless — rather, He had given me instruction during my time of waiting. My goals shifted, and I realized: “I am to honor Him and see how I can please him with my life.” This scripture ultimately changed my life. No longer was I consumed with the what if? Instead, I was consumed with how I could make my life a living testimony to bring glory to God.
Song of Solomon 2:7: ” Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and wild deer, not to awaken love until the time is right.”
God’s timing is perfect! He knows our beginning and end, and His thoughts towards you and I are of good and not of evil. It is so easy to get impatient when we are waiting on something that we really want — whether it’s a job, gift, mate, or dream. Marriage is not for the fainthearted. There is a certain development and revelation I believe occurs prior to “love” being awakened. Therefore, we are not to rush the process; we are to enjoy the process and allow the our omniscient, loving Father to reveal to us when the time is right to awaken “love” within us.
Jeremiah 29:1: ” For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”
The King of the universe knows you, loves you. and has an amazing plan for your life! He knows what you are experiencing right now and knows what your future will bring. He hears your prayers and is aware of the issues that tug at your heart. During my time of discontentment, I would doubt God and his capability to free my soul from the worries and challenges of this world. And yet, during my moments of feeling dissatisfied, the Holy Spirit would remind me of the Father’s words and thoughts towards me. Once I heard those words, I was set free and made content.
Be content in where God has you while being single. Enjoy this season in your life. Once you are married, a new chapter in your life will begin. Just like a book, each chapter plays a role in the storyline of the overarching theme! In the end, we are all called to bring glory to God — whether you are single or married.
