Lately I have really been slacking on getting into The Word, and spending time with God. I haven't completely ignored Him, but I haven't really given Him the attention He deserves either. I always have the intention of spending time with Him during class breaks, but then those breaks come, and I find something better to do… So finding that time is my focus now. My goal is to wake up 30 minutes earlier everyday and spend time with Him, along with various other times throughout the day. (So please hold me accountable to that!) I did that this morning and it was so wonderful! I love how the Lord can speak to you simply through a verse. He is so faithful! Sunday, Patsor Tommy gave a great message on how God multiplies things when you simplify them and he emphasized reading The Bible and praying. Then later in the afternoon my accountability partner and best friend Camrie, asked me how I was doing on getting The Word. If Tommy's message was not enough, Camrie's question was. I need to start simplifying the time in my day to Spend with God. And like I said earlier, I am going to do this by waking up earlier.
I think that everything happens for a reason. God has a reason for why your life is the way it is. Lady in Waiting has been one of the best books I have ever read. Through it God has really taught me how to give Him my time, and to not consume myself with finding that special significant other. I think today's society makes women feel bad about being single. It stresses finding joy and contentment in a man. I find this so sad, because it is not true. You have to find your contentment in The Lord before you find joy in anything else. And believe me I struggle with this often! Lately, I have been getting to watch two of my closest friends go through the "new crush" stage and that is soo fun! I could not be happier for them. But, it can be not so fun when Satan tweaks that into envy because I do not have that. Being a young Christian woman is hard. Satan and the world give you every reason to fail. But I am determined to not let that happen! There is a reason God wants me to live my life single right now. And I am not about to miss that opportunity because I feel lonely or left out. Sorry Satan! :) My prayer through this season of my life is to grow more spiritually than ever before, learn more about The Word, to enjoy life and not get caught up in having to have a boyfriend! So for all you single ladies out there, do not be afraid to live your life, and do not spend your precious time constantly searching! God has great plans in store for you during this time in your life, do not sell them short!
Some Favorite Lady in Waiting Quotes:
“A woman is not born a woman. Nor does she become one when she marries a man, bears a child, of joins a women’s liberation movement. A woman becomes a woman when she becomes what God wants her to become.”
“No one, not even the man you will marry one day can make you happy—only Jesus can.”
“I desired that my relationship with the Lord be an adventure. One where I would find out what pleased Him and then do it, devoting as much energy to Jesus as I would in a relationship with a boyfriend. I am falling more in love with Jesus every day.” (this is how I want to be)
“A single woman today needs the boldness to challenge and break the cycle of the “American Way” that exalts a relationship with a man as the answer to life."
Here are some of the most amazing Godly women I know! I am blessed to call them my friends!
