Singleness

 Our world and society today views singleness as bad. 

 People feel like they cannot find happiness without having someone in their life.

There's a feeling of loneliness and dissatisfaction. 

The world thinks that dating continuously leads to the best relationship, somewhere down the road.  

The more you date, the better- at least that is what our society thinks.

I disagree. A year ago, I would have probably agreed. 

 Some of you know my silly stories on dating, or they witnessed it.  I know your smiling :)

 I am no expert at dating. 

But, I find that the way I looked at dating previously was not the way it was designed to be by God.  

 I'll blog about dating another week, but back to singleness.

Its hard to be patient for the right person to come along, I know. 

Some of us are called to be single, but God will reveal that to you.(Don't fret, its not a large percentage)

I think its important though that we embrace each season of life.

When we are single, there is so much flexibility.

You can focus on your relationship with God, deepening your trust in his timing and plans. 

You can work on your identity. Who are you and what is important to you?

 When you have your foundation, and secure in who your are, you can give so much more to the relationship in which you form later. 

 When I became single, after a long relationship, I struggled finding who I was. Most of who I was involved the other person. My identity took a toll. When I went to Korea, I redefined who I was and now I'm so confident in what my future holds. The moment I found who I was I realized the important things I need in a future relationship.

Again, I am not an expert.

  I am just a blogger sharing parts of my life and what God has revealed to me. Its never the same for everyone, but different perspectives can assist us.   

 If you are single,  live each day embracing this season. 

God has so much to reveal to you!

 Don't let  "singleness" become something you want to zip through. 

 The below books are great books to read and focus on singleness and a little bit on dating. I recommend When God writes your Love story to everyone!  The other two books are for women. :)

Resources:

1. When God Writes Your Love Story- By: Eric and Leslie Judy http://www.amazon.com/When-Writes-Story-Expanded-Edition/dp/1601421656/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366729324&sr=8-1&keywords=when+god+writes+your+love+story
2.  A Man worth Waiting For- By: Jackie Kendall http://www.amazon.com/Man-Worth-Waiting-For-Avoid/dp/0446699713/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366729624&sr=8-1&keywords=waiting+for+boaz
3. Sacred Singleness- By: Leslie Judy http://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Singleness-Set-Apart-Purpose-Fulfillment/dp/0736922881/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1366731150&sr=8-2&keywords=singleness