Singleness the Gift From God

On my journey in life, I have found that culture as made (especially in the present) singleness into some epic curse. Who knew that being single and doing it well could be so scandalous! I mean real singleness the scandalous kind, not that lazy river award stage looking for the tube to jump off.

Real singleness.

It is a rather strange standard we have created? When indeed it is a gift from God.

Given the surge in couple spotlighting and single shaming, I find this to be the most counterculture thing. What a bank. How can we be so free and liberated yet so backwards when it comes to the basics of one's identity? One is not dysfunctional because they are single. We can devote ourselves to God fully.

So why now has singleness been defaulted (presumed) to prostitution? I have heard it and seen it. Let us think about the obvious degrading nature of that question like one extreme to the other. It is a miracle, that someone can be single and content, this should be less shocking. But it is often the target of much slander and gossip and every other form of negative human communications.

How about....We are allowed to be who we are!!! That is a brilliant start. Today as I was thinking and talking to Jesus, I had this revelation. We can be raised and taught things (often things that are incorrect) however these things do NOT have to dictate who we become. We are NOT chained to them?! We may not always have a perfect set of circumstances, but we can choose to not stay a certain way. We may not always know better, but when we do figure it out, we can then do better.

WE ARE ALLOWED TO RAISE OUR OWN STANDARDS

I mean that in a non superficial way. We can give ourselves permission to change. That is one of the best things about loving Jesus. I am so thankful I get to be transformed in the most counter intuitive ways. I get to receive amazing gifts beyond myself, my own thoughts ad step into the reality of who Jesus really is.

I have raised my standards and I am not ashamed about that. It may make people uncomfortable and that is perfectly fine. I may see only a few eagles high in the sky and that is ok too.

In my heart I have no desire to put these highflyers in bondage or weigh them down by my gravity or to hell. I mean what a beautiful sight in itself to see someone do what they are made to do, fly high.

Lord you are perfect in all your ways, I am forever your student. I couldn't believe how much bondage their is in this sneaky societal snub. Singleness. I normally do not think of these things because well I am just who I am, I don't label myself. I am me. However, I can see the way the world we live in tries to take over this area of our identity in subtle slighted ways. I mean it is ok to be ONE. Especially since that is reality since we were born!?

I challenge the world to individually ask yourself HOW are you doing today?

Answer

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