It’s so easy to get distracted from the path that God has for us. At least for me it is.
Nothing bothers me more than when Satan uses a seemingly good thing to distract me from where my focus should be.
Not many of you know this, but when I signed my contract with the World Race, I declared that I would remain single until I came back home after the race. That means at least another year and half of singleness.
As I see many of my friends around me getting engaged and celebrating their new marriages, I’m reminded that I’ll be 23 before I can even begin to think about thinking about those types of milestones.
This blog isn’t to make you feel for sorry for me, and it certainly is not a pity party for myself.
I’m excited for this time of singleness to grow in my relationship with the Lord and to minister to those who are struggling with being content in their singleness. This time has been monumental in my spiritual life. I was very content with knowing that God had a husband picked out for me and that I would meet him in His perfect timing.
But, here recently I was distracted by a Godly man who desires to serve the Lord through missions. It made me begin to doubt my decision to remain single. It made me doubt God’s timing. I would think things like,
“But God why would you put this guy in my path and show me the qualities that I want in a husband, but not allow a relationship to form?”
and
“Should I seek a friendship with this guy and see if things progress from there?”
(but..er am I really just seeking a friendship?)
or my personal favorite
“God, if I don’t pursue this now, there may never be another Godly man who wants to do missions!”
Friends, Satan uses our weaknesses against us.
I’m not sure why I am writing this blog. It’s vulnerable and it makes me extremely uncomfortable to even think about sharing my weakness with the world.
Please pray that as I cling to the Lord in this time, that I will be able to discern what are good gifts from above and what are distractions sent from satan. Please pray that I will again be content in my singleness for as long as God has me to stay on this path.
God has me in His hands, I have no doubt about it.
3 Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
4 I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
5 I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;
with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
Psalm 63
Searching for His Peace,
Taylor
