What is God doing in the lives of the people around you? Do you take the time to find out?

When I fixate on my single status, I isolate myself from deeper relationships with other Christians whose lives don’t look like mine.

We don’t know what happens next in our own stories. How do we handle the tension of not knowing how anything will play out?

Sometimes childhood friendships don’t survive the move into adulthood. After my friend got married, I almost lost my friendship with her.

What can I learn now by taking a risk? What new opportunities are right in front of me that I’m missing because I stick with what I already know?

Because God has control of my singleness, I am free to pour my time and energy into whatever opportunities come my way, even if they aren’t what I expected.

It’s crazy to think about how God uses little things to bring about big changes — sometimes even course corrections — for us.

I need to build new habits and tear down old ones while still completing my day-to-day work. You, too? Here are a few things we can all try.