The summer I met Jonathan, I committed to studying scripture
on marriage. At the time, I wanted
to do this so I could pray it over my sister and her then fiancé. Little did I know, the Lord was
preparing my heart for some serious changes.
In 1 Corinthians 7, Paul talks about marriage and
singles. He writes,
“An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned
about the Lord’s affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and
spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how
she can please her husband.”
I wish someone had shown this to me in high school. For so long, I just wanted to find my
future spouse. I wanted to be
settled down, and I missed a lot of precious time with the Lord because he
didn’t have a completely devoted heart.
I knew that He was good and faithful, but I was never completely content
in his timing and where he wanted me.
I’ve noticed that lots of women live like this. We can’t seem to stop dwelling on what
we want to happen in our lives. I
think it’s why we’re so focused on living the fairytale- happily ever
after. All the while forgetting
Cinderella had to sweep the floors everyday before she found prince charming.
Now that I’m married, I know what Paul is talking
about. My heart is devoted to the
Lord AND how I can please my husband.
I’m completely content in where I am but everything changes when you
become one with someone else- Your thoughts, your prayers, your plans, your
bathroom habits. Everything. And it’s wonderful.
But single women, hear this- Be completely devoted to the
Lord. Be content with being
single. I know that’s hard to
hear. I hated being told
that. No one ever explained why I should
be okay with being single. You
should be okay with it for this one simple reason: If He takes care of the birds;
surely He is taking care of you and the spouse you desire!!
Live for Him today.
Without pause. Completely
trusting that He is sovereign over all things. Believe me when I say there is work to be done by single
women, whose hearts are passionately and completely devoted to the Lord.
hi! SO i'm friends with your sister and i think you know my sisters :) anyways, following your blog now and really enjoyed this post. I too worked at pine cove and this verse was actually really impressed upon my heart my 1st summer there. Anyways, you should check out my blog if ya want! http://steveandnickoleeroberts.blogspot.com
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