My boyfriend wishes he met me sooner. I, on the other hand, am thankful for the time we met. Just like  King Solomon wrote: “there is a season for every event under heaven.” I know that right now is God’s perfect season for me. Those fifteen years walking the path of singleness, He taught me to build my trust in Him and to keep believing that He would keep His word to me.

“And now I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things that the LORD your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed.”

Joshua 23:14 ESV 

If there is one verse I held on to during those solo years, it would be that one. I believed God would reward my years of singleness with a man. I just didn’t know the caliber of the man He would give me. 

“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us.”

Ephesians 3:20 ESV

It was last October when I met him. I remember shaking his hand and thinking ‘he has a nice, firm handshake.’ I didn’t give him a second glance. In fact, I was talking to another guy at the time, someone more my type. It wasn’t until this past June when God dealt me some tough love. He told me if I didn’t give this guy a chance, I was a hypocrite and fraud. In the past, I have written that God’s best for you may not look like what you imagined. 

“But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

1 Samuel 16:7 ESV

‘Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.’

I was so concerned about what a man looked like, instead of his heart. The heart determines the course of your life (Proverbs 4:23). Dating someone means getting to know their heart. After two months of dating, I realize my boyfriend’s heart is good, and he only has my best in mind. 

My season of singleness is one of the biggest blessings of my life. Singleness is a rainbow. A promise of something better to come. 

“For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.”

Isaiah 43:19 NLT 

For those of you still in the fires of singleness, trust the process. Singleness is not a punishment, but a gift. You are in this season for a reason. Stay strong! 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 Hey y’all! I have a good ole Southern double name, Mary Hannah. I reside, in what I think is the best state in the south, Georgia; where sweet tea is an option at every restaurant and pecan pie is a necessity at any family gathering. I am just 27-year-old single gal, who is trying to find the path to get out this season of singleness. I love Jesus with my whole heart; I write to spread his name and fame through out the earth. Some fun facts about me: I’ve crossed the Boston Marathon finish line I love the smell of cut wood (it takes me back to my childhood) I’m down for a cup of coffee no matter the time I prefer dark chocolate over milk I would rather deal with cockroaches and/or spiders than ANTS! If you want to read more of my words check out my blog: tbdmlp.wordpress.com I’ll leave the cockroach talk out!! 😉