Party of One

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During a recent trip to our local Christian bookstore I found books on all the stages of "womanhood". 

1 Growing up
2 Dating
3 Finding true love
4 Getting married
5 Raising your children
6 Growing old with your spouse  

With a couple of extra stages for the difficult times. 

7 Back on the market
8 Dealing with loss

It struck me as a single woman (from birth I might add) that there weren't many books about single and loving it. Or it's okay to be single for life. Not that we need that affirmation. But... It appears by the book titles that we (unclaimed treasures) are missing out on something somewhere in our lives. We've been left behind somehow. 

While traveling with my family, we were preaching at a church in Arkansas. One young girl was upset because she was still unmarried at the "old and advanced" age of 16!  If you weren't married by 16 you were considered an old maid. To my chagrin, I was 19 or 20 at the time. I was positively ancient!  

STOP right there!

God made each one of us to be who we are with or without an appendage of a husband and/or children.  We all have been blessed to be given the opportunity to live for Him wholly and completely.  

Okay. You say get real. Did You never, ever want to marry and have children? I would be less than honest if I said "No! Of course, I always wanted to be single!"  I have dated and even dreamt of being married when I was younger. I questioned God why I wasn't married. Could no one love me? Jesus let me know that He had a plan for my life.  That I was not defined by whether or not I had a husband or children.  And I learned to be content in whatever state I find myself in.  So what's my point? 

God has a plan for each one of us regardless of our current stage in life. Even if we don't fit in the accepted mold for a woman, He has a plan.  His plan for us will unfold as we relinquish our will and surrender to His. 


As women it is time for us to stand up and take our place in the Kingdom. We have a definite purpose and God has a plan. Quit hiding behind whatever you are hiding behind, whether it’s your married or single state. Move on and up in Christ!

Phillipians 4:11
“Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content.”

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