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singles prayer

Jul 3, 2009 - 10:17am by shirrazz

All your life, you had specific dreams
about what your family life would be
like when you finally married.

You were so intent on what you wanted,
you even made a list of qualities and
characteristics you were

looking for in a spouse, in a home, in
your job, in your children.



But time passed, and that person you
were so intent on didn't come along?

All of your friends married, had
children, had beautiful homes.



And still you were single. You prayed
and prayed and prayed for that Person
to come along,

but nothing happened. You had a good
job. You Served in your church.

You spent daily time with the Lord in
prayer and studying the Word.

You dedicated your life to serving God
in every way possible, but still
nothing.



So you decided to take matters into
your own hands, and you began an
active search for a mate.

And within a short period, you met
someone who almost fit the bill.

Almost. Sure, there were a few things
missing, a few rusty spots in that
person's character.

But, after all, no one is perfect.

Of course, your friends and your
pastor tried to council you that you

Were making a poor choice and that you
should wait for the Lord to send the
right person.

But that couldn't be right. You had
waited for a long time.



Maybe your goals were too high. Maybe
you'd been asking for the impossible.

Maybe this was the person God wanted
for you so you're character could grow
through dealing with his or her
failings.



So you married and your life went down
hill from there.



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.



Single means you have the time to grow
and be the person you want to be.

Single gives you space to grow.
Sometimes, it is 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.



Single means learning to live by
yourself. However, that is no more
difficult than learning to live with
somebody else.



Single means freedom. You are free to
spend a week's vacation on the beach,

to take computer courses, to work late
on an interesting project, to spend

the day in bed with a good book or
simply with a person who has read one.



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.



Single means that sometimes you will
wonder why you will bite your lip and

feel wistful and wonder if marriage is
better. 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.



Single is realizing that being married
is not necessarily better, it is
merely different.



Single means that there could be
something wonderful around the corner
and

you can take advantage of it.



Single means you are free to love
again. There are times when we are
afraid

of telling the person, whom we love or
like, what we feel deep inside

because we might just lose them.



That's a big risk...I know. But
hey....everything is. The way I see it
is

why keep something inside and then end
up regretting it in the near

future?



But as I've said....everything is a
big risk. So whatever you decide to do

with your feelings....whether you tell
it to that person or not...you have

to be ready with the consequences that
come after it and accept it.



Whatever decisions that you have made
in your life is part of your growing

experience...part of life. Whatever
decisions that you have to make

will influence or affect your future.
So think hard before deciding

on certain things...and PRAY TO GOD
and HE will show you the way!

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