Being Single

I’m forgetting what its like to be single. Now, when I was single, that was exactly where I wanted to be some days….forgetting I was single. In the last 24 hours, I’ve been called twice to remember what it was like. I don’t want to forget it!!! I want to remember it b/c I want to remember that as much as I hate doing laundry or unloading the dishwasher, I will soon GET TO do it for my husband. I don’t want to forget what I was patiently (and some days not so patiently) waiting for! I want to remember that when I was single, I so longed to have that companionship. Someone I could share life with! If I forget, I stand to get in a place where I don’t appreciate the companionship as much as I would. I want to remember, b/c being single made me who I am today. It made me a better wife for Ken. It made me a stronger person. It made me fall in love with my Savior. I never want to forget that time of my life.

I also don’t want to forget b/c its an amazing ministry for young girls! I don’t want to become so far removed from it that I forget the hurt and pain they are feeling. I want to be able to minister to them and encourage them. I want them to know that its OK to graduate from college and not be married…that its OK to have fun and enjoy single-life until God brings them their husband…that its OK to develop a strong relationship and serve all they can in ministry until they have a family. That the wait is completely and amazingly worth every second, every agonizing, confused, frustrated, fun, free second of their single life!

God is so perfect that its beyond anything we can ever imagine! He can and will blow you away if you are just patient with Him and follow His lead and are obedient to where He’s leading. Never forget what He has brought you out of…its what makes us who we are today and we can use it to minister to others!

(And, for you all you married people reading this, don’t think we can’t serve in ministry any less…it just looks a little...or a lot...different).