Man! I'm lacking blessings in my life! I'm not blessed because I'm not married and I don't have children. Those were my thoughts as I was looking at the life of my friends who are already married and having children. God hasn't given me that yet and its easy to believe I'm not blessed because society says if you're not married with at least one child by the age of 25 you're not in line with the rest of the world. Well not all of us were made to be like the rest of the world were we? I for one made a decision to walk to the beat of my own drum...but back to the "lack" of blessing...I caught myself hurting, doubting, and losing satisfaction in Christ as I thought about the life I could've had or have now. Who said having children and being married equals blessing anyway? I mean those two things are in fact a blessing but if you don't have them it doesn't mean you aren't blessed. I immediately caught myself and repented for not being satisfied with, and for, all the blessings I do have. Everything I do have is a blessing and even if all i had was breath thats a blessing in itself. How could I believe that you would ever whithold your goodness from me? May my plans for my life align with yours. I don't want a man until I'm satisfied with God. Can you see the battle within? This is A LOOK AT MY SINGLE HEART. I don't want earthly treasures or standards of a "good life". I want your plans for me. I will not settle for anything less. Remind me that these desires to have a family one day aren't bad unless my motive is to demand it, need it, and expect it. That will just lead to dissappointment and me punishing myself or you for not having it. Use me all you can while I am single. (sorry I go back and forth from my thoughts, talking to my readers, and talking to God haha! no confusion intended). Here are some practical characteristics to fight desires from bad motives:
- Prayer - Gratefulness
- Discipline - Obedience
- Accountaiblity - HUMILITY
- Patience - Trusting God
- Forgiveness - Seek the kingdom
I pray we singles can seek after God for full satisfaction and not just "try harder" but repent when we are unsatisfied. Believe me, it's a process. I shift in and out of being satisfied to unsatisfied but thats the spiritual battle that we need to prepare ourselves for daily. Pray the full armor of God, we have all the weapons we need to fight our dissatisfaction and hopefully all the fruits of the spirit to combat it to. I know personally continual repentence and seeking joy in God is a remedy. Seek first the kingdom of God and His rigtheousness. Work out your faith with fear and trembling.
-To Hear Him Sing-
- Prayer - Gratefulness
- Discipline - Obedience
- Accountaiblity - HUMILITY
- Patience - Trusting God
- Forgiveness - Seek the kingdom
I pray we singles can seek after God for full satisfaction and not just "try harder" but repent when we are unsatisfied. Believe me, it's a process. I shift in and out of being satisfied to unsatisfied but thats the spiritual battle that we need to prepare ourselves for daily. Pray the full armor of God, we have all the weapons we need to fight our dissatisfaction and hopefully all the fruits of the spirit to combat it to. I know personally continual repentence and seeking joy in God is a remedy. Seek first the kingdom of God and His rigtheousness. Work out your faith with fear and trembling.
-To Hear Him Sing-
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