Chances are you might have been “tiered.” You were placed on a scale and your number didn’t quite measure up to the other person. It hurts. And unfortunately most of us have these stories of when we weren’t good enough for someone else.
Although singleness can feel lonely, you can still find joy in God.
When after our first date Tom emailed me with, “I do hope for an opportunity to prayerfully pursue you, should you wish to be pursued,” my jaw dropped.
“Woe to the man who did not see the goodness of your labors. For greater is the lone woman who is faithful than the woman joined by a man who is idle.”
We should often examine our own thinking: Where are we accepting a false ideal? Where are we passing judgments when we should be offering grace?
I have been earnestly focused on a single star, while He patiently gestures to the galaxy.
Both are more truly felt if you let them coexist, versus partnering with one and trying to ignore the other.
Several months ago after turning 40, I challenged myself to go on 40 dates in one year. With the speed dating event, I was up to 13 dates so far.
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