reminders

the bachelorette has found her a man! (with a big fat diamond ring, too!) (fyi - guys, i promise this isn't all about the bachelorette!) I am, indeed, on the bachelorette/bachelor band wagon. it does tug at my heart strings whenever I see someone find love.. it definitely made me excited and giddy whenever I watched the awaited proposal (I totally chose chris from the beginning). but along with those feelings, I am oh so excited for the future. my future. you see - I am resting that my singleness now because first, I know it brings glory to the Lord and speaks of His character..second, because I know waiting for the guy (yes...future hubby! whoever you are...) that the Lord has planned for me will bring Him more glory and be a testimony of His love for us than my search for the perfect guy will ever be (all of my past relationships have failed so far...AKA my efforts fail.) I am satisfied with God and only God. I will only ever be satisfied by God. so, I'm resting in His plan. and it feels OH so good!

friends, watching the bachelorette has brought up many feelings, so I decided to blog a few of them to share with all of you.

1. being alone isn't bad. nor is being single. I loathe what our society has created of singleness - it's a stigma of being single. YALL, SINGLENESS IS NOT BAD IN ANY WAY! wake up and smell the roses! the sweetest, deepest, most treasured seasons of my life have been when I was single. (still single...and these seasons just keep getting better!!!) and I know for a fact that I'm not the only one who has experienced that. embrace this season if you're single. treasure it for what it's worth. the Lord would not put you where you are without a reason .. enjoying the season that you're in will help you to seek after the Lord and see how He's working in you and around you, and you should glorify Him for that! if we're constantly seeking for the 'one' (perfect example: the bachelor and the bachelorette), then we're blinded to the glorious beauty and works of Our Creator. 

I choose to embrace my singleness and seek His face and His hands in the world in me and around me. what do you choose?

2. secondly, I want to remind you of the promises that have been breathed over us by the Most High. they haven't just been typed into a book millions of times, but Y-O-U have been laced together by the Prince of Peace, who was whispering (and hasn't stopped whispering these over you!) so many promises over you. of course, sometimes He has to shout these things at us because we're so darn ignorant, but the promises never change! they're spoken in love- pure, unconditional love that never wavers. look up these verses and rest in them. savor them. praise Him for them!

He will grant us peace.

Isaiah 26:3

He IS peace.

John 14:27

He is our strength.

Isaiah 40:29-31

He sustains us.

Psalm 1:1-3

He loves us even though we're unworthy.

Isaiah 54:10

He is with us always.

Deuteronomy 31:8

He is our JOY.

Romans 15:13

I hope these are sweet reminders to you of who He is. rejoice that these are promises spoken over you! seek the Lord actively.

on a side note, I know it's been a loooong while since I've blogged. but that doesn't mean the Lord hasn't been teaching me tons! I'm going to blog sometime (hopefully soon) to share what He has taught me this summer. until next time!!

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"And the three men before fire, they whisper the startling answer in Daniel, the answer of all of holy writ and writhing humanity: “And even if He doesn’t” – Even if He doesn’t do what we beg, we are still His beloved. Even if He doesn’t, He still is. Even if He doesn’t do what we will, His will is still right and His heart is still good and the people of God will not waver. Real prayer has eyes on Christ, not the crisis."

-Ann Voskamp

thanks to my friend who shared this on Facebook tonight. hope you this made you think as much as it did for me!