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extremes—singlehood and mar- and wonderfully made in His you cultivate your relationship
riage—are indeed gifts from image you are. We must contin- with the Holy Spirit you begin
God. Singlehood affords one ue to pray for our enemies and to grasp an understanding that
the opportunity to properly pre- those that despitefully use(d) anyone can marry someone to
pare for marriage in the beauty us. Why? Because the bible de- simply say they have a spouse;
of undivided attention to the clares in Ephesians 6:12 that we but it takes a God filled individ-
things of God with no distrac- wrestle not against flesh and ual to wait on the Lord to show
tions. Marriage, on the other blood but against spiritual them who is their life partner.
end of the spectrum, affords wickedness in the heavenly Your life partner compliments
realms. Romans 12:2 says we your purpose and will honor
must be transformed by the re- and respect your pre-
newing of our minds, that we established relationship built in
may prove what is that good, and with the Lord.
acceptable, and perfect will of
God. Losing someone is never My sincere hope and prayer for
easy but remember the MOST each of you is to acknowledge
IMPORTANT thing in life is the truth of your singleness,
not in finding a mate but it’s embrace your season, and seek
SERVING. Serve through the to master spiritual and emotion-
one the opportunity to have ex- pain of your heart in knowing al maturity during the process.
tended joy, help, and relief in that the joy of the Lord be- Neither stage of singleness is
certain areas of life. They al- comes your strength. always easy all the time but it
ways say two heads are better can be rewarding if we find Je-
than one, right? But how do Cultivating daily fellowship sus in it. Whatever it is that you
you overcome that feeling of with the Holy Spirit is an excit- do while single, do all to the
being alone? How do you over- ing adventure that takes time glory of God. Blessings be unto
come the negative thoughts the and effort but is worth it. It will you in this season.
enemy tries to make you feel
like you’re not good enough as
to why you are still single?
How do you relinquish all the
hurt that man or woman caused
you from your previous mar-
riage or relationship? How
could you ever love again after
losing your significant other to
death? Combat loneliness by
getting involved at your local
ministry, community organiza-
tion, or school/campus clubs.
Remember in Hebrews 13:5 he
says He’ll never leave nor for-
sake us. This means we are serve as the heart of under-
never alone, we just haven’t standing your identity in your
mastered the emotion of loneli- season of being single "Your life partner
ness. Find something to occupy (regardless of why you are). compliments your
your mental space ensuring all Knowing this place of identity purpose..."
that you are doing glorifies combats the mounts that loneli-
God. Affirm yourself daily of ness, fear, rejection, sexual im-
the value of how beautifully morality, and low self-esteem
can bring in one’s life. When
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