Wait...

Ladies, I know how lonely life feels when we do not have a significant other.  Sometimes this numbing pain is so extreme and vivid, I forget that I'm not alone in this.  It's a struggle so many of us face.

I admit, I often dwell in this feeling.  I think about taking the easy way out.  Compromising.  I focus my attention on other distractions to ease the loneliness.  Social media has consumed my hours and days.  It makes me feel connected.  Makes me feel appreciated and less alone.

Work also takes up my thoughts and time.  Anything to ease the downward emotions that comes with being alone.

This is silly, but I've considered online dating.  I've also considered real time dating with guys that are attractive and mature, but not a Christian.  I considered compromising just because I didn't want to feel alone.

But I know all too well what that would result in.  I refuse to go there.  Heartbreak and wasted time in the end is not worth it.  

God has it all planned out.  There is someone especially made just for me.  There's also someone out there for you.  If we compromised, then we would never experience the true and great romance that God has already prepared for us.

In the meantime, I will work on me.  I will work on my relationships with family and friends.  My heart can be used to pour the love of Christ into someone or several people who need it.  My single time now can be used to glorify God, not dwell in loneliness, but really to bring light into the world with the gifts He has given me.

Until the time is right, I will wait...