Mindless, of the fact that I'm going to be old or young, the point of this post is the comments and ideas lots of people around me have about being single at 22. Yes I did go to uni. I now have a degree, have done some travelling and am hoping to begin my career. That doesn't mean that I don't want to get married or find an amazing guy to spend the rest of my life with. I'm not saying that I hear these comments from everyone around me, I have an amazingly supportive group of friends and a great family who don't drop these hints at all.
Still, it's something that I think about a bit more now than I did a year ago. Some of my friends think and talk about it even more than I do and as a result we all get that little bit more discontent with where we have been placed in life. So what do I say to them? What do I say to my friends who are yet again talking about meeting guys or finding a boyfriend? What do I say to the well-meaning people in my Bible Study group who make comments regarding 'single females travelling and focussing on their career'? What do I say when someone makes a comment about 'homemaking' in contrast to a career? What do I tell myself when I start to doubt the plan God has for me?
To be honest, I don't know at all. But what I do know is God has an amazing plan for my life. Right now that plan does not include someone else and that opens a doorway for a whole variety of service in a different manner. Right now I might not be serving God in the role of motherhood and for all I know that might not happen for a while, but I can still serve God as an active single member in the congregation, reaching out to those in need. I can serve Him in the work place, witnessing to others of the great God I serve and doing everything to His honour and glory. I have the time and resources to volunteer in my local community, helping people and giving of what I have. I have opportunities to minister to people in other countries as I don't have any big commitments here. There are lots of other ways in which I can serve God without worrying about who
Still, it's something that I think about a bit more now than I did a year ago. Some of my friends think and talk about it even more than I do and as a result we all get that little bit more discontent with where we have been placed in life. So what do I say to them? What do I say to my friends who are yet again talking about meeting guys or finding a boyfriend? What do I say to the well-meaning people in my Bible Study group who make comments regarding 'single females travelling and focussing on their career'? What do I say when someone makes a comment about 'homemaking' in contrast to a career? What do I tell myself when I start to doubt the plan God has for me?
To be honest, I don't know at all. But what I do know is God has an amazing plan for my life. Right now that plan does not include someone else and that opens a doorway for a whole variety of service in a different manner. Right now I might not be serving God in the role of motherhood and for all I know that might not happen for a while, but I can still serve God as an active single member in the congregation, reaching out to those in need. I can serve Him in the work place, witnessing to others of the great God I serve and doing everything to His honour and glory. I have the time and resources to volunteer in my local community, helping people and giving of what I have. I have opportunities to minister to people in other countries as I don't have any big commitments here. There are lots of other ways in which I can serve God without worrying about who
