My Single Days

Psalm 29:11-"May The Lord give strength to His people! May The Lord bless His people with peace." 

When I look back at the many, many journals I wrote as a single woman I find that again and again I faced loneliness, disappointment, and heartache in those dating years, but a common theme in my journals is not self-pity. Again and again, I wrote in different journals that loneliness, disappointment and heartache weren't terrible things to go through because they led me into deeper conversations with The Lord. 

The Lord never leaves you lonely, disappointed, or heart-broken like the world. And until someone realizes that those natural feelings are actually forces that draw you closer to The Lord, one will never know true peace. I see that in many journals, I list names of guys who didn't cut the mustard and God removed those guys from my life for good reasons. Each guy wasn't God's best for me. 

But  Aaron was and is God's best for me. Thank you, Lord for him. But in those times of loneliness, disappointment, and heartache, The Lord was closing doors and leading me to My One. And I thank God everyday for giving me His best and leading me to Aaron. 

Until we go back and see the hand of God working in our life to bring us His promises and a bright future (Jeremiah 29:11), we will view our circumstances and our God in the wrong light. Journal and then go back and read what you experienced. You will see that The Lord was always in control and always rooting for you! To believe anything else is choosing to believe a lie.