I haven’t really posted a super deep post on my blog before but today I’m changing that. Today, I’m going to be talking about singleness, and yeah this is my first faith-based post! I hope you guys enjoy it and if you aren’t into religion you won’t hurt my feelings if you just scroll through this post! My outlook on singleness has somewhat shifted in the past few weeks thanks to my pastor.
A couple of weeks ago I was at church and my pastor was speaking on marriage and singleness. I’m single. I’ve actually never had a boyfriend and honesty y’all that’s something that I have STRUGGLEd with. After hearing what my pastor had to say about singleness, I realized that I needed to change the way I looked at it. I want to get married. I just need to trust the Lord and His timing.
My pastor talked about the fact that singleness isn’t a bad thing. It’s not that I thought of singleness as something bad and terrible. I guess I just didn’t think of it as something I could be super positive about and happy with. I wasn’t content in my singleness. My pastor said singleness is a gift. We should use our singleness and that time to bring glory to God.
So what I’m really trying to say is that being single is OKAY. Be content in this time of singleness and use your time where you aren’t super tied down to bring glory to God.
Thank you so much for reading this, it means so much to me!
xoxo Emily
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Im so proud of you, Emily! It takes a lot of courage to open up about singleness,bc the world makes you feel as though something is wrong with YOU! Trusting God and His timing can sometimes be very difficult and scary,but it is always very rewarding and God-honoring! You are an amazing young lady and your blog speaks to young women and even young men! 💜
I enjoyed your blog and pondering some thoughts. I to was single for a while before I met my sweet gift from God. Instead of listening to God for his guidance I just kept harping on wanting a boy friend and looking back I could have used that time better in letting him use me for his will and not mine. God's timing is perfect. He knows your wants and your needs. Just focus for now on on what he wants you to do in the now and present.I look back and wish now I had not wasted so much time looking for Mr. Right when God had him already picked out just for me.
This is a great and very encouraging blog. For most of us, waiting on God’s timing is one of the hardest things to do. Most often, I think the devil really stays on our case. We question ourselves – “ what’s wrong with me.?”Am I pretty?am I sweet? does anyone desire me? All the time we sink deeper into discouragement. Satan loves that. He wants us to remove focus from God who knows our every need. God knows your sweet heart. Your friend above talked about God’s timing. It’s of the utmost importance. We would never want to be out of God’s will. Enjoy your days now. Make the most of every moment. One day your prince will appear. Believe me, if it’s the one God chooses for you, it will be worth the wait.
I love seeing faith posts from you Em, definitely keep them coming!!Sydneyanchoredinthesouth.com
This is a really great post and personally I think that even if someone isn't religious it's still a very important message! Being single is nothing to be ashamed of – things really do have a way of working out exactly when they should. Everything happens for a reason that's for sure! Being single is also a super important time in your life to get to know YOU. Being strong on your own is so important before you're able to be strong with someone else! Sending so much love your way xx Jhttps://forevertwentysomething.ca/