So what can you do to combat that stigma that surrounds singleness, especially in the church?
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The “Single” Stigma
Marriage is not inherently more valuable to God than singleness. You can be married or you can be single and either way God loves you and has created a way for you to just be you.
God’s Will in Your Singleness
While the “why” behind God’s will and His plan may always burden our single minds, the truth is that we may never fully understand why God has put us in the season of life that we’re in, this side of heaven. The other thing to remember, though, is that the “what” is just as important for us to think about.
How God Helps Tear Down Our Walls
We have to allow God to lovingly pick us up from our low place on the floor, dust us off, and breathe His love into us once again because without God, we can’t ever feel real contentment or true happiness.
7 Steps to Being Single
There’s a certain age in everyone’s life when you realize that you’re a bit different from everyone else. For some people this realization hits early on, for others, it may not come to fruition until you’re surrounded by couples and realize that you’re the only person in your early to mid thirties who has never … Continue reading 7 Steps to Being Single
Find Your New Path
Relationships determine the direction and quality of our lives. “Be very careful, then, how you live- not as unwise, but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.” ~ Ephesians 5:15-17 Going into a new year always seems … Continue reading Find Your New Path
5 Verses for Singles: Worth
Matthew 10:29-31 “Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.”
5 Bible Verses for Singles: Truth
5 truth verses that define who God is and why we can trust Him and His plan.
5 Bible Verses for Singles: Hope
In those moments (when I feel inadequate, self conscious, and unworthy) all of my insecurities about being single rush to the surface and I’m overwhelmed by emotions tied to my dwindling hope of a brighter future. Those are the moments when I need to remember to seek the truth in God’s word, rather than listening to the lies of the world.
How to Handle Hardships as Singles
“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up.”- Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
