We have all heard the phrase, “I may not be all that I can be, but thank God that I am not what I used to be.” What that statement implies is that we have grown and we are still in the process of growing. In no way should we think that we have arrived and we need to stop giving the impression that we are already there.
As Christian singles, we will worry, become depressed at times, feel horny every now and then, be lonely from time to time and experience doubts on occasion. We may struggle with these things less to the degree we did 5 minutes or 5 hours or 5 days or 5 months or 5 years ago, but we still have to do battle with them. Guess what? That is okay!
We are in the process of getting it together. Whether we admit it or not, we are not all that God wants us to be and sometimes we “ain’t even feeling that”. God understands and through His grace and mercy, He gives us room to grow. You know how sometimes we will say, “Boys will be boys?”. I think God says of us, “Humans will be humans.”
Why is it important to accept that we are in the process of getting it together and we are not all the way there? First, it allows us the opportunity to not get all “swolled up” with pride that we are perfect. Most of us already know this, but every now and then, we are tempted to feel like it is the rest of the world that is screwed up and not us. Second, it allows us to extend the same measure of grace and mercy to others that God extends to us. If God can put up with us, then we should be able to put up with each other.
Recognizing that we are still in the journey to the land of “Get It Togetherness” does not mean that we can stop looking for opportunities for growth. Also, it does not mean we cease helping others to grow as well. Whatever our faults and weaknesses, we should allow the Holy Spirit to get us MORE together and LESS “un-together”! (Okay, so I made that word up!)
So today, let’s not beat ourselves up if we feel lonely or depressed or horny or fearful or doubtful or anxious in our singleness. Rather, let’s acknowledge it and move on. There is no law that says we have to wallow in our mud holes of negative emotions. Also, today, when we encounter other singles who are experiencing these feelings, let’s not condemn them. Let’s try to find a way to love them in a Godly way through their challenge.
Now that is an interesting thought: Doing things together to help us progress on the path to getting it together .
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Wow, Wow!
I did not want to let any more time past and not acknowledge the great connection you have again made with your readers. Kevin, I am sure you hear this often but I feel as though you are reading my journal, it is amazing how God gives you these revelations on every Christian living.
Take Care!
Great Advice,
I have recently gotten a new boss on my job. These past weeks have been a very hectic time in our workplace. Parents coming in and not having what was needed and attitudes flying left and right. Everyone was telling me what a great job "I" was doing. My boss telling me what a great worker "I" am.
The word "I" kept coming up meaning me. That quiet voice kept talking to me to keep me humble.
And my comment to them was that their is no "I" in "team", we did it all together.
I am not all that. There was a time that I would have been proud to hear those comments. But it was nothing that I did. I was just doing my job. Sometimes with a smile and sometimes with a frown.
This is about getting it together.
I looked at some of the people that came into that office. I was dissapointed at how our people represent themselves. No, I am not all that, but I care how we are seen and taken. Not just as christians or singles, but as humans with responsibilities.
Please pray for parents, administrators, teachers and our students as this 07-08 school year begin. Our children need help.
I know this was off the subject a little today. But we need to pray for our youth and their parents.
lbj(s)
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