Waiting for Life to Start
Just like getting a pink bunny suit for Christmas, the gift of singleness can leave you feeling disappointed, awkward, and like everyone’s staring at you! But you don’t have to keep waiting for life to start!
Just like getting a pink bunny suit for Christmas, the gift of singleness can leave you feeling disappointed, awkward, and like everyone’s staring at you! But you don’t have to keep waiting for life to start!
Single girls face intense pressure to pair up and live happily ever after. So, why wait for God’s Mr. Right when Mr. Right-in-front-of-you is in your class or lives down the hall? What is wrong with dating a guy who doesn’t share your beliefs about Jesus?
Status: Single. That’s what my Facebook profile says. Like a large banner stamped across my homepage: I. AM. SINGLE. I can’t help but entertain the idea that something is missing from my life.
God has some great big plans that so far has not included a wedding ring for me. These are my thoughts as I have continued to reflect on Proverbs 31.12 “She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.”
My favorite moment was when Dr. Dobson asked me how I handle going out in public without a date. I had totally forgotten he asked me this when we recorded these programs last April. So as I stood in the kitchen listening to this show, I found myself pausing with my coffee spoon in mid-air, wondering what I said in response.
Today is a continuation of yesterday’s conversation with Dr.Dobson. Candice Watters and I discuss some of the challenges to trusting God that single women face (such as childlessness, which is not exclusive to single women)… His faithfulness is what I have to reassure anyone who is panicking that they might end up in a similar position.
Here’s a link to the first of a three-part Focus on the Family radio series that I recorded with my friend and fellow author, Candice Watters, earlier this year. It is titled, “Singleness: Living With a Hope Deferred.” As the author of two books about marriage and family and numerous articles for single women, Candice [...]
Even if He never brought a man into her life, Krissy resolved to remain fully set-apart for Him. Jesus Christ, not the hope of an earthly romance, was the focus of her existence and the source of her fulfillment. Even without an earthly love story, her Heavenly Prince was more than enough. She wasn’t living for guys. She wasn’t living for an earthly romance. She was living for Him.