Being Single on Valentines Day
As you are waking up this morning. And if you are waking up alone and don't have a date with a "special someone." I'm certain that in some way, you and I (Yes, I'm in your shoes this year) are tempted to get down, to believe that we are unloved, or say something insanely crazy on Facebook (wha? wha?) So, as you are reading this (and you are reading this), let me put a few things in your mind, especially if you are a Christ-follower. Jesus COMMANDS for us not to be miserable and wallowing in self-pity. He has come that we have life to the full, and that includes when we are single. In Philippians, Paul writes that we are to "Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say Rejoice." If you belong to Christ, these are not options, so live out of joy and not out of emotional scarcity. Single doesn't mean "alone." Be with friends and invest in them. Barricading yourself in your house to avoid the sea of pink and Russell Stover ...