The "S" Word
You knew it was coming, you just never dreamed it'd be this soon. I know what you're thinking. "She couldn't wait at least 3 or 4 more posts?!" Well, you're right, I couldn't. And the reason I couldn't wait is because this is an issue that has been obsessing my thoughts the past few days. I'm at the ripe old age of 21 when, I suppose, an issue like this begins to be relevant as some of my good friends are married and others have just recently been moving toward it in their own (sometimes slow) ways.
I'm not sure why, but it just hits me all of a sudden sometimes. Maybe "hits" is not the right word because it doesn't always feel as though someone is hitting me (only every once-in-a-while). Sometimes it's just really subtle, and I don't even realize it was there until after it's already gone. Lots of times it comes with the expectation that there is something more for me, which is really the essence of the whole issue in the first place. There IS something more for me, something more wonderful than I can even imagine--something only redemptive grace could have planned out.
The whole idea I'm talking about is singleness. Just like the issue of dating, everyone seems to have an opinion on singleness. My opinion is often-times skewed by my feelings on any given day. There is one thing I know is always constant, though. And this constant thing does not change despite my feelings about dating or marriage or sex. (Furman RUF's topic these days ...)
"As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of the world ... but because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive in Christ ... it is by grace you have been saved ... in order that in the coming ages, He might show the incomparable riches of His grace, expressed in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus." (Eph. 2:1, 4-5, 7)
This is the "something more" that I'm talking about. This is mine for sure, and for eternity. No one can take this away. This is the wonderful plan that only redemptive grace could design. And I love it!
I'll leave you with a good Piper quote. Enjoy! :) "It is no sign of weakness to want to be married. It is normal, and it is good. The courage comes when you sense God calling you to singleness (for this chapter of your life) and you accept the call with zeal and creative planning for His glory."
I'm not sure why, but it just hits me all of a sudden sometimes. Maybe "hits" is not the right word because it doesn't always feel as though someone is hitting me (only every once-in-a-while). Sometimes it's just really subtle, and I don't even realize it was there until after it's already gone. Lots of times it comes with the expectation that there is something more for me, which is really the essence of the whole issue in the first place. There IS something more for me, something more wonderful than I can even imagine--something only redemptive grace could have planned out.
The whole idea I'm talking about is singleness. Just like the issue of dating, everyone seems to have an opinion on singleness. My opinion is often-times skewed by my feelings on any given day. There is one thing I know is always constant, though. And this constant thing does not change despite my feelings about dating or marriage or sex. (Furman RUF's topic these days ...)
"As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of the world ... but because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive in Christ ... it is by grace you have been saved ... in order that in the coming ages, He might show the incomparable riches of His grace, expressed in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus." (Eph. 2:1, 4-5, 7)
This is the "something more" that I'm talking about. This is mine for sure, and for eternity. No one can take this away. This is the wonderful plan that only redemptive grace could design. And I love it!
I'll leave you with a good Piper quote. Enjoy! :) "It is no sign of weakness to want to be married. It is normal, and it is good. The courage comes when you sense God calling you to singleness (for this chapter of your life) and you accept the call with zeal and creative planning for His glory."
posted by Ashley Sarratt @ 7:22 PM
1 Comments:
At 3:45 PM,
Anonymous said…
Ah! No! Not singleness! Don't you know it's a curse that must be slain? Lol, coming to terms with it, I believe, is a big step in maturity. Spiritual maturity, as well as the other kind of maturity. That general kind... I don't know if there's a specific name for it. Yeah, I"m just kind of commenting for the heck of it, I have nothing really interesting to say other than "I concure!"
Carla
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