What it Means to be Single

Even though it often seems that God is slow to answer prayers, no matter whether it's about a mate, or a job, or our children, or our finances, or anything else, we have to remember that God doesn't wear a watch. Nor does He look at our human calendars. He sees with eternal eyes. He operates on an eternal timetable, according to His plan and His schedule.

If God seems to be running late, don't get impatient and run ahead of him. Wait for the Lord's timing in everything. To the single folks out there, this is for you.

1. SINGLE GIVES YOU SPACE TO GROW. Sometimes, it's harder to grow when you are too close to someone. Trees are planted far apart so they can spread their branches and become strong as they mature.

2. SINGLE MEANS LEARNING TO LIVE BY YOURSELF. That is, however, no more difficult than learning to live with somebody else.

3. SINGLE MEANS FREEDOM. You are free to spend a week's vacation on the beach, to take computer classes, to work late on an interesting project, to spend the day in bed with a good book or simply with somebody.

4. SINGLE MEANS LEARNING NOT TO NEED A MAN/WOMAN TO MAKE YOUR LIFE MEANINGFUL BUT LEARNING TO LIVE WITH A MAN/WOMAN BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE WITH HIM/HER.

5. SINGLE MEANS THAT SOMETIMES YOU WILL WONDER WHY YOU WILL BITE YOUR LIP AND FEEL WISTFUL AND WONDER IF MARRIAGE IS BETTER.

6. IRONICALLY, YET QUITE HAPPILY, SINGLE IS FEELING GOOD ABOUT BEING IN CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE. It is liking and respecting who you are and why you are.

7. SINGLE IS REALIZING THAT BEING MARRIED IS NOT NECESSARILY BETTER, IT IS MERELY DIFFERENT.

8. SINGLE MEANS THAT THERE COULD BE SOMETHING WONDERFUL AROUND THE CORNER AND YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.

9. SINGLE MEANS YOU ARE FREE TO LOVE AGAIN. There are times when we are afraid of telling\nthe person what we feel deep inside because we might just lose them.

Go Singles... enjoy and live life...