Well, today starts my first blog adventure. I decided to start a blog about the gift of being single…yes, you heard it right, the GIFT of being single. I was recently at a conference where a woman was speaking about how to deal with certain situations in life, such as; being single, being a victim of sexual abuse, being divorced, sexual morality, financial problems, etc. I was floored-(ok maybe utterly appalled would be a better word) that she would categorize being single with subjects like sexual abuse. Being single, in my opinion is not a problem to be dealt with in my life. I am single by choice. I am happy with my life and really do feel that it is a gift from God. Now, I admit there have been many times in my life when I did not feel I had been given a gift. At times, I felt that I had been cursed by God for some reason. The older I get, the more I realize that there is no perfect situation or lifestyle. Being single has it’s issues as well as being married does. I have made a choice in my life to try to see it as a gift rather than a curse. I believe that God instituted marriage and it is definitely a good thing, but I feel God also gifted some with being single.
If you are single, I implore you to start looking at your life this way. We as single women are free to be a help to those in need in a way that those being married and having children don’t always have the time to do. I am not always good at this. It is very easy for me to become self-centered and think only about my needs. Then, I try to step back and think how I can allow God to use my life to help others. It can be something as simple as house-sitting for someone or perhaps as big as making yourself available to someone hurting or lonely on a regular basis. The choice is ours…will we choose to live life single as a gift or a curse?
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