To all my single and unattached friends at Valentine's....or is it just me?
Enjoy reading anyway.
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The Essence of being Alone...
All your life, you had specific dreams about what
your
>family life would be like when you finally married.
>
>You were so intent on what you wanted, you even made
a
>list of qualities and characteristics you were
looking
>for in a spouse, in a home,in your job, in your
>children.
>
>But time passed, and that person you were so intent
on
>didn't come along.
>
>All of your friends married, had children, had
>beautiful homes.
>
>And still you were single. You prayed and prayed and
>prayed for that person to come along, but nothing
>happened.
>
>You had a good job. You served in your church.
>
>You spent daily time with the Lord in prayer and
>studying the Word.
>
>You dedicated your life to serving God in every way
>possible, but still nothing.
>
>So you decided to take matters into your own hands,
>and you began an active search for a mate.
>
>And within a short period, you met someone who almost
>fit the bill.
>
>Almost.
>
>Sure, there were a few things Missing, a few rusty
>spots in that person's character.
>
>But, after all, no one is perfect.
>
>Maybe your goals were too high. Maybe you'd been
>asking for the impossible.
>
>Maybe this was the person God wanted for you so your
>character could grow through dealing with his or her
>failings.
>
>Even though it often seems that God is slow to answer
>prayers, no matter whether it's about a mate, or a
>job, or our children, or our finances, or anything
>else, we have to remember that God doesn't wear a
>watch.
>
>Nor does he look at our human calendars. He sees with
>eternal eyes.
>
>He operates on an eternal timetable, according to His
>plan and His schedule.
>
>If God seems to be running late, don't get impatient
>and run ahead of him.
>
>Wait for the Lord's timing in everything.
>
>Being alone or simply being single means you have the
>time to grow and be the person you want to be.
>
>Single gives you space to grow.
>
>Sometimes, it is harder to grow when you are too
close
>to someone.
>
>Trees are planted far apart so they can spread their
>branches and become strong as they mature.
>
>Single means learning to live by yourself.
>
>However, that is no more difficult than learning to
>live with somebody else.
>
>Single means freedom.
>
>You are free to spend a week's vacation on the beach,
>to take computer courses, to work late on an
>interesting project, to spend the day in bed with a
>good book or simply with a person who has read one.
>
>Single means learning not to need a man/woman to make
>your life meaningful but learning to live with a
>man/woman because you want to be with him/her.
>
>Single means that sometimes you will wonder why you
>will bite your lip and feel wistful and wonder if
>marriage is better.
>
>Ironically, yet quite happily, single is feeling good
>about being in control of your life.
>
>It is liking and respecting who you are and why you
>are.
>
>Single is realizing that being married is not
>necessarily better, it is merely different.
>
>Single means that there could be something wonderful
>around the corner
>and you can take advantage of it.
>
>Being single means you are free to love again.
>
>"To every thing there is a season, and a time to
every purpose under the
>heaven" - (Eccl 3:1 KJV)
>
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