How To Stay Single and Satisfied?
January 17, 2011 by Admin
Filed under Gospel Today Features, Relationships
By Darryl Izzard
Life is short and it passes by quickly! So singles, this is your finest hour You can stay single and be satisfied!
How, you ask? With the right perspective single Christians really can experience a life of freedom, happiness, adventure and excitement while fulfilling the purpose of God on their lives with no distractions or hindrances.
To be satisfied is to be happy. You can be happy with who you are even in your single life. God’s plan for you may or may not include a spouse, but on thing is for sure, His plan does include satisfaction in Him. He put it in no uncertain terms that His will is for you to be full of life. John 10:10 (in the Contemporary English Version) declares, “A thief comes only to rob, kill, and destroy. I came so that everyone would have life, and have it in its fullest.†That everyone includes every single one of you.
So, how do you stay single and satisfied? It’s easy…stay in Him? Here are a few practical tips that can get you one the right track. Perhaps you may have more that you can share in the comments area below the article. Let us here from you!
1. Thank God for no distractions.
Be thankful everyday that you have total freedom! As a healthy Christian who is single, there is nothing tugging on your time, your mind or your emotions. Think of freedom as a gift and cherish it while you are single!
2. Get rid of unhealthy relationships and hurtful thoughts from your past.
Sometimes the ones we love the most hurt the worst. Even though there is nothing wrong with close friendships, be sure they are not negatively affecting your mindset about your life. Christian singles have a wonderful opportunity to travel, explore the world, meet new people, network and build lasting friendships that can prove helpful later in life. Don’t let married or any other unhappy singles limit your life. Get rid of them, and get rid of them fast! Your daily thought life has to be open to Holy Spirit who daily loads you with benefits (Psalms 68:19). Keep your mine positive and clean.
3. Focus on leaving your mark in the earth (fulfill your purpose).
Each month reflect on what you have accomplished and try to work to fulfill the plan that you were created to carry out in the earth as a child of God. Believe in yourself and make every attempt to reach your God-given goals daily. It will keep you inspired and exhilarated with little time for regret or depression.
This is the best season and your finest hour. Make the most of it. You’ve got the tools, go ahead and live your life single, satisfied and free!
Halulalujah,I love being Single. I thank God for this opportunity to grow in his mercy and grace. Yes,I eliminated all distractions just to follow Christ. Trusting God Totally for my Life…Only God can give you Benefits..Thank You for this awesome article..Grace Be Onto You..
Yes, being single is wonderful and I am enjoying my singleness and all that it has to offer. But I also believe that marriage can be wonderful as well with the right mate. I have never been married, but I do desire to marry. You say that having a spouse may or may not be in God’s plan for one’s life. However, I just believe that that would apply to those who do not desire to marry. The scripture also says that God desires to give us the desires of our heart, and I believe that it was Paul that said that he would that we would be has he was; however, it is better to marry than to burn in the flesh. I believe that remaining single or deciding to marry is a choice, a free-will that God has given each of us, and whatever choice we make with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, one can still be satisfied.
The key place to be , whether you are married or single is in a ‘place of satisfaction and joy’. I am single, divorced and I savor each moment of each day. I will welcome a Boaz and I look forward to the opportunity if God says so to have a husband.
I am happy with my life of service in my church, my business, my community work. I have crossed paths with men who have become friends and ‘brothers’ and I enjoy their company. I also ‘enjoy me’ with ‘my time’, whether out for a day of coffee, lunch, museum, all by myself. I spend alone time but don’t feel alone. I always challenge myself to not say, ‘when I have a companion’ or ‘when I get married’. When is now, the present, it is a daily gift from God.
It’s about time us singles stop apologizing for the many blessings we have as a single. I do not have to wait until I am married in order to take care of myself. I am free in knowing that my worth is not measured by being attached to another person.
Awesome message to remind all singles that they do have freedom in Christ to live a fulfilled life.
“Don’t let married or any other unhappy singles limit your life”
“Get rid of them, and get rid of them fast”
Amazing quotes to remember!
For all people that experienced low self-esteem – Continue to pray pray pray. Eventually, your breakthrough will happen.
I was fornicating for years with a Pastor in Georgia who states on his website that he is a devoted husband and father. He was accountable for my spiritual growth, yet my self-esteem and other circumstances allowed me to be open to the lies and deceit that put me in a downward spiral with everything crashing around me. This Pastor is arrogant with no remorse and continue to captivate women and men alike through charm, money and sermons. One hour later he was in my bed telling me he loves me.
I am stronger through prayer, serving God (although I wanted to give up) but God would not let me Go. Also, I have family members that I decided to distance as much as possible because “singleness” is a sin in their eyes.
I am single and enjoy it fully at times. When I get lonley is only because of my thoughts were not on God, and of course “listening to the lies of the devil” through people who are to love and protect.
Thanks again – Singleness is a gift from God.