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The Single Season

Your "in the meantime" is now.

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One of my biggest fears, and I have a feeling more people than I know can relate to this, is being alone. Don't get me wrong - I'm an introvert. Alone time literally fuels me. However, down the road, I want to live life with the person I love. Even more, I want to live life with someone who loves me in the same way I love them. Someone who will always put God before me, and I put God before them. Being with someone who offers an unconditional love is one of my biggest dreams so it's scary to realize that it seems farther out than I would like.

Hear me out now- I am soaking in this season of my life. Being able to say yes to pretty much everything, not having someone to tie me down, and exploring my own life and what I can grow in individually. I was a leader at a winter camp this last February with my church, and one of sermons that weekend taught me a lot. (Yes, if you choose to listen, you can learn from a sermon intended for junior high & high schoolers). He talked about what we were purposed to do in our single season- our in the meantime.

Adam wasn't just handed a woman when he was first created.

When God first created man, He had a whole list of things that needed to be done by him. God had a specific purpose for Adam. He named the animals, maintained the garden, and so much more. Imagine how bored he must have gotten. He worked hard all day with no companion by his side. It says that when Adam was resting, God removed one his ribs, and from that rib, created a woman- Eve. Adam had to maintain his land and me his animals before God granted him Eve. Keep on eye on your lane and God will give you a companion that maintained theirs.

Adam was resting.

I made the point briefly in the last one, but I'll reiterate it. Adam wasn't out searching for someone when God gave him Eve. He was resting. When Adam finished his "in the meantime" (naming the animals, taking care of the garden), God noticed hard work and gave him his heart's desire. Beautiful things come when you rest and wait on the Lord. Have patience and seek what he wants you to do in this season of your life- it's garunteed to take you to places you could've never imagined.

God wants YOUR best.

God isn't making you wait just for the heck of it. He isn't looking down from Heaven and seeing you in despair over being single just because He can. He has His best waiting for you in His hands- you need to seek HIM to find it. He is a good, good Father will bring you to the heights and depths simply because He cares. He knows what He is doing.

Trust Him today. Seek Him completely and just see what He will bless you with. He is worthy.

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