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When My Singleness Held Me Back From Joy

9/28/2018

For as long as I can remember, I’ve dreamed of being a wife and mom. I’ve held this desire in my heart with hope for many years, looking forward to the day that I become Mrs. Somebody.

I’ve dreamed of making a home with someone, being a support and encouragement to him, and doing life together for God’s glory.

I’ve waited on God to bring us together. I’ve prayed for a godly man.

But at one month from my 27th birthday, I’m single, never even having had a boyfriend.

Still single. Still waiting. Still praying. Still hoping. Still dreaming.

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How to Pray for Your Dreams and Desires

8/23/2018

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We all have dreams and desires.

Sometimes, they come about just as we wanted and planned, unfolding as we always dreamed. But more often, we hold the dreams in our hearts with hope for an unknown time when they will come true.

When the someday is far away, and seems to be moving farther with each passing day, when the dreams that seemed to be falling into place suddenly fall through, we can find ourselves discouraged, disappointed, despairing, and discontent.

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5 Truths to Remember When You Feel Purposeless

7/19/2018

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I think we all have times when we struggle to know what our purpose in life is. When we ask, What am I supposed to do with my life? When we are confused about the next step to take and the direction we should go.

In my last post, I wrote about when we don’t know God’s purpose for our life, and went back to the creation story in Genesis 1, drawing from God creating the first woman to show His purpose in creating each one of us.

But, like I said at the end of that post, this purpose looks different in each one of our lives, and it can be hard and confusing at times to know how to live it out.

In the midst of the questions and unknowns and confusion, it’s easy to become discouraged and feel purposeless.

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When You Don't Know God's Purpose for Your Life

7/12/2018

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What do you want to be when you grow up?
Remember getting asked that question as a kid?

I know I gave different answers over the years of my childhood. I went through a phase of obsession with ballet, but never took any lessons. I probably wanted to be a princess at one point or another. When I got into my teen years, my aspirations became a bit more realistic, though I never stuck with one; the answer changed frequently.

That is, until the summer before my senior year of high school, when the real answer to this question came hitting me right between the eyes: I don’t know.

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To the Woman Who is Waiting for Something (part 3): how to wait on the Lord with patience & purpose

5/24/2018

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So many of us are waiting for something, and as we wait we can easily become discouraged and discontent and defeated.

We can wonder, “When will the waiting end?” We can struggle to see the good. We can question if God is hearing our prayers. We can feel like we’re missing out. We can want to give up.

And so I wrote this series to you, the woman who is waiting for something (whatever that something might be) to encourage you in the waiting, on the good days when your faith is strong and your heart is content, and on the hard days when some doubts whisper and your heart hurts.

God has been teaching me much about waiting, giving me encouragement as I go through my own time of waiting, helping me to trust Him while I wait, and changing how I view waiting.

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