I want to encourage every lonely person reading this post to realize from your innermost depths - not just in the surface of your thoughts, but down in the depth of your soul - that you are not alone (Hebrews 13:5; Psalm 46:7, 62:5). God is your husband, and Jesus is the lover of your soul (Isaiah 54:5; John 3:16). Having a loving and nurturing mate in your life is just not as important as you think it is.
If God wanted you to have a special human relationship right now, He would certainly provide one for you. He cares about every area of your life. You can enjoy God’s total peace, if you will completely surrender this issue to the Lord. It is usually not until you are completely happy with Jesus, and you realize that you do not really need a loving mate, that God will provide you with a fulfilled marriage.
The only thing in this life that is truly exciting and fulfilling is serving our King Jesus. When we look for happiness from people or circumstance, we are disappointed. But, when we allow God's Spirit to direct our steps, we find pure joy. Listen to the Spirit and let Him direct your steps (Proverbs 3:5-6). Soon you will be so busy for God that you will realize that you are already complete and whole in Him (Colossians 2:10).
We cannot change our life by worrying about anything, or by wishing, hoping, or dreaming that it will change. We can take a lesson from the flowers. They bloom right where they are planted. God provides everything they need. We can have the assurance that God will provide for us too. We are even more valuable to God than His creation (Luke 2:27-28).
As we start counting our blessings and stop looking at what we do not have, we start thanking God for what we do have. Before long, He will start giving us even more than we ever dreamed possible. He puts His desires in our heart and fulfills them for us (Psalm 37:4). If having a mate is His desire, He will certainly bring one to you in His timing and way.
· I met my husband at a bookstore. What are the odds of that????
· My girlfriend met her future husband when her plumbing leaked, and she called a plumber.
· A friend met his future wife when she came in Walmart singing praises to the Lord and he joined her in singing.
· Another man went to the wrong house looking for a certain address and met another of my friends; a week later he returned to that wrong address and asked my girlfriend on a date.
· Another girlfriend went to visit a sick friend and was introduced to her future husband at their mutual friend’s sickbed.
· Another girlfriend met her Canadian fiancé at a church in the USA.
· Several of my friends wanted to divorce their ungodly husbands. Each one decided not to get a divorce and instead to get her own apartment. They continued to be friends with their husband. God honored their commitment and trust and worked in the lives of all these couples.
· Trust God and you will have your own story to tell too.
Prayer:
Father God, we want to seek You and Your Kingdom first and stop worrying about the things, which unbelievers are concerned about (Matthew 6:25-33; Luke 12:22-31). We know that You have our best interest in Your heart and that You will supply every one of our needs from Your glorious riches (Philippians 4:19). Help us to focus on You and Your will for us instead of our own will for our life.
Remind us that You love us so much that You sent Your Son to die for us. You often withhold from us the blessings we think we need, because You love us too much to give us what You know is not in our best interest for our future. You may give us a local ministry, call us to a foreign mission field, move us to an area near a good friend or loving family member where our future in Him is about to play out. Help us to trust in You with our whole heart, and not to depend on our human desires or what we think we need.
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