It’s month two of the One Year No Dating Challenge! I hope you’re still following through with your commitment to spend ONE YEAR focusing on your relationship with Jesus so that you can discover who you are in Him and who He created your to be in order to live out those truths in your relationships and daily life. You can find month one’s post here.
I did not grow up on a steady diet of princesses, castles, and the hope of prince charming. We never went to Disney World. I didn’t own princess costumes nor did I have princess dolls. I rarely watched fairy tale movies. Furthermore, I can’t ever remember a time I put white tulle on my head and marched to “Here Comes the Bride.”
This wasn’t some calculated move by my mom, either. It just wasn’t my thing. Instead I played with Barbies (which will be another post for another day). But mostly I played with dolls.
I wouldn’t accept just any doll, though. No, my dolls had to be completely plastic, no fabric allowed, and I only used real diapers and real bottles with them.
This past October I hosted a 31 days series called 31 Days of Interviews with Single Women Making a Difference.
There was one woman I interviewed who is 34 years old. When I asked her this question, “What is your biggest pet peeve about the way single women are perceived?” This is how she answered:
“I would say that my biggest pet peeve is that once you’ve hit 30, you’ve reached your expiration date. If God can open up Sarah’s womb way past her ‘prime’ years, then God can bring my husband at any age. I hope to be a wise wife not a young one.” ~ Liv Migenes
The hardest parts for me about being single were the assumptions people made. For instance, they assumed because I wasn’t married I didn’t want to be married – that I was purposely delaying marriage to build a career or find myself or have fun or whatever. When in fact, nothing could have been further from the truth. My singleness didn’t match my convictions.
So here we go! The beginning of the One Year No Dating Challenge! I hope you are joining us here and participating in this yearlong challenge.
On the 1st of each month (except I’m posting it a day early this month) I will post a monthly theme and some thoughts about the theme that you can think and pray about throughout the month. I may also include some extras like scripture verses for you to memorize and study and a challenge or two.
The One Year No Dating Challenge is not about dating, men, or marriage. It’s not about “if I do this then maybe God will send me a husband.”
The mission of the One Year No Dating Challenge is grow your relationship with Jesus so that you can discover who you are in Him and who He created your to be in order to live out those truths in your relationships and daily life.
So let’s get started!
Okay, friends, 2015 is only weeks away. Did you think I forgot about the One Year No Dating Challenge? Well, I didn’t! Actually, I’ve been thinking about it constantly for weeks. I have read your survey responses, and I want to encourage you this year in this challenge. I’ve been praying about how best to do that.
