I've noticed that a lot of people in my life are getting engaged or in relationships. Then there's me; I have been single for the first twenty years of my life. Typically, I'm more than okay with the fact that I'm single. I have time to focus on building my relationship and identity in Christ. Sometimes, it can be a bit lonely, although I do understand that it's natural to crave intimacy and love. I've found myself spending countless hours pining over the love displayed in wedding shows and romantic comedies. I should be drawing these things from my relationship with my knight in shining armor, my king, my groom, my one true love. Jesus is constantly pursuing me; and His intentions are pure. He is the great romancer of my soul; He knows what takes my breath away.
Most importantly, in His eyes I am beautiful. I don't know a single Christian sister who doesn't cling to the scripture that states we are "fearfully and wonderfully made," (Psalm 139:14) and I am no exception. God makes no mistakes; it would go against His very nature. His perfect love is something beyond anything I could comprehend with my tiny, finite human intellect. He knows the tiniest details, including the number of hairs on my head (Luke 12:7) and He remembers everything I've struggled through; He has said "Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me" (Isaiah 49:16) He knows my heart, which is far from the heart of God. Yet, despite this, He still loves me. I'm far from perfect; far from God. But the perfect creator says that I am perfectly made.
To say otherwise is to contradict God. A perfect being makes things the way they are supposed to be, "for we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago" (Ephesians 2:10 NLT). I was created this way, with my particular gifts and environment to fulfill His good works, the way He has planned them to be done. And that plan may or may not include a family. I would be lying if I said I'm one hundred percent okay with that-I'm still a work in progress. However, I know that a family isn't going to make me happy or fulfill me in any way. Psalm 37:4 tells me to "delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart."
By delighting myself in God alone, I am given the ultimate desire of my heart; the fulfillment of a lonely, longing heart.This scripture isn't telling me that if I take full joy in the Lord, He will give me worldly things that I want to make me happy: He will give me more of Himself, of whom I take great delight. Jesus is my greatest desire. All of pining, and loneliness is rendered null when my knight in shining armor made it known He will one day come for me. He won't come on a white horse; instead He will come with the clouds (Revelations 1:7).
Dear Lord,
Thank you for creating such beautiful masterpieces. I am so blessed to be considered your handiwork; and that I can rest confidently in the fact that you are the perfect craftsman. Like clay, I am being shaped and detailed and about to be put through the kiln. Like the clay, I don't exactly know what my purpose is for now, but I know that you have something extraordinary planned for me. You are more than my knight, you are my King, and I ask that you will have true sovereignty over my life. The piece of clay is no longer there, and there is no turning back. Whatever I become, it will be better than I could possibly fathom. I thank you, and praise you for being such a powerful creator. All this is said in Jesus' name,
Amen.
What did Cinderella say to the photographer?
One day, my prints will come.
God bless all of you fearfully, wonderfully made brothers and sisters.
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