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Lately I’ve been struggling with my faith in God’s timing.
 
Since I committed to the race, literally every time I log into Facebook, another one of my friends is newly engaged, married, pregnant, or just given birth. NO EXAGGERATION. If I look back through my Facebook news feed for the past month, at least one person each day has announced one of these next steps in their life.
 

While I offer them my sincere congratulations, I can’t help but be the tiniest bit jealous.

 
I’m 26 now. I’ll be 27 when I leave on the Race and 28 (eek!) when I get back… This makes me nervous. It’s hardly time for me to check into the retirement home, so why does this bother me?
 
I’m single. And the world race has this no dating policy… If you’re already dating someone, that’s fine, but it’s a big no-no to start new relationships during the race. Which began the moment I accepted.
 

So basically this means that I have committed to being single until June of 2014.

 
And that scares me. For the first time in my life, I feel like the clock is ticking. Because I want a husband and a family. I want someone to share my life with. I want kids of my own someday. And sometimes it feels like that just isn’t going to happen for me.
 
So in the midst of my freak-out about being forever alone, I came across this verse.
 
"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens …" Ecclesiastes 3:1
 

Oh Jesus, You always know just what to say to me.

 

God has a reason for this period of singleness.

 

He wants me to stop comparing myself to others. He is still working on creating me into the woman that will one day be perfect for my future husband. He is still working on preparing my heart and my future husbands heart for the kind of love that creates a lasting marriage. He wants me place my full trust in His and in His timing.

 
I’m going to be single until June of 2014. I’m going on The World Race. Because I trust God and I believe that His timing is always perfect.