Valentines Day usually goes something like this for me…
I wake up, I realize I am single, I immediately feel lonely, and then I resent the rest of the day. Except, this year is much different. Why?
Because on the reace I’ve learned just how worthy I am of love. I have loved and been loved by precious children in Cambodia, by the beautiful and highly valuable women of Thailand, by so many others in China and Japan, by my friends and family, and by my awesome team and squad! I have experienced so much blessing, favor, and love that I can not doubt that I am lovable. If I know I am worthy of love and the promise of love someday, than I can also conclude that if I am single now, than I’m definately not missing out. There is promise of a beautiful future but so much blessing in the here and now…and I want to recieve all there is. So, I have so much joy in waiting for my “Valentine”!
This morning, I woke up and rejoiced that I am single. I rejoiced in the fact that right now I only have one love. I also rejoiced in the belief that someday my husband will enter my life and that day will be a beautiful gift. But today, I am so happy to be in the most amazing, life-giving, precious relationship I could ever have…and that’s the one I have with my King, Jesus…and it will never end.
Today and every day, I choose to rejoice in the fact that I am fully known by the lover of my soul. I rejoice in the fact that I am a deeply loved treasure to people here on earth and also to my first love. I rejoice that I am never alone, that my singleness is a beautiful gift to me, and that I am more than willing to wait for the day my singleness will end.
I want to encourage whoever is reading this to take some time today to be romanced by your King Jesus. I encourage you to fight hard against the lies of the enemy that seek to steal joy today simply because it has the title of “Valentines Day”. I promise you that you are loved no matter what and you are more than worthy to receive true love EVERY day! I can tell you these things and more, but I want to encourage you to go to the source and hear it directly from Him. I bet He has a personal message just for you!
