This is the last week of our Sacred Singleness book study! Even though this book is written for single women, I have gained so much spiritual wisdom and truth from it. The bottom line – surrender your life to Christ. Whether single or married, no matter what life circumstance, the peace comes in between the faith and the surrender.
“If you have struggled with discontentment in your singleness, one of the best solutions outside of cultivating daily intimacy with Jesus Christ is to forget about yourself and focus instead on serving and loving people in need.” (Sacred Singleness, p. 148)
Chapter 11 gives very practical ways to serve others in your community and in the world. Here are a few practical examples given by Leslie: ways to help orphans, supporting adoption, getting involved in foster care, serving the poor in American and around the world, helping those enslaved, working with human trafficking organizations, helping the sick, and helping those imprisoned.
The list is endless.
In an upcoming guest post that I wrote for Megan at He Will Be Faithful to Complete It for her Singleness Saturday series, I talk about my biggest regret as a single woman, and this chapter outlines it as well.
I did not use my time wisely.
Ladies, you have such a special gift that you don’t even realize you have. No, it doesn’t always take the pain away. Yes, you still yearn to be married. But Leslie is right when she says that serving is the best way to cure discontentment in singleness. It allows you to get outside of yourself and focus your attention on part two of Jesus’s only two commandments – love others.
I cannot encourage you enough to hear God’s voice. Ask Him for it and receive it. Fear cannot be a reason for not stepping forth and pursuing the call He has on your life now. Fear is the absence of faith. We have to believe in absolute faith that God knows what He is doing when He calls us to something – anything – whether it’s a season of singleness or serving in a way that’s outside of our comfort zones.
Single friends, your time is now. I encourage you to use it wisely. Ask God to show you how.
Do you have further questions, concerns, or fears about your season of singleness? Feel free to email me at brenda{at}triplebraidedlife{dot}com.
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