Waiting is not the easiest thing to do.

God works within His own timeframe.

 Let’s face it, waiting on God is hard. We find ourselves praying and waiting to see what happens. Most of the time we hope that God will answer as quickly as possible. Our minds tend to think that because God is all-powerful; He will get working on our requests right away. We start off full of faith that God will work whenever we want Him to work. Here is where the problem hides, God is not like us; He is eternal. There is no time in God’s realm and even though He understands the way we see time, He looks at it differently compared to us. We really need to understand this whenever we pray, not to lose hope; but rather to not lose faith if God’s timing takes longer than we planned. Most of the time it will take longer, however, other times it won’t even take as much time as we thought it would. So, how do we cope with this? What do we do in order to remain strong while waiting on God? God has just the promise for you:

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

- Isaiah 40:31.

God knows that waiting on Him is not easy, but He makes a promise to those who choose to wait on the Lord. He will renew their strength by making them soar over all the obstacles that stand in their way, so they will never have to worry about growing weary at all. This is God’s promise to you if you choose to trust His timing, not yours. How do you remain strong while waiting on God? All you have to do is have faith in Him and be willing to understand that God’s timing is not yours and His time is always perfect, even when you seem to be running out of time. His promise is to make you strong while you wait and He will do just that. Don’t worry about taking the situation in your hands, all you have to do is wait. God’s answer will come at the right time because He knows best.

You need to have in order to give.

Singleness is a gift from God.

 Ah, the issue of singleness. I would like to start off by assuring you that being alone does not have to mean being lonely. Singleness is a gift from God, and it should be treasured accordingly. Not too long ago, God made me understand that I’m not ready for marriage at this point in my life. I’m saying marriage and not dating because I believe that if you’re not ready for commitment, you should not even think about looking for someone. It is not enough to understand that this is the time to wait in your life, you need to also understand that while you wait; you should make use of the gift of being single. Singleness is a time of spiritual, emotional, and material growth; it is a period when you need to use the time that you are blessed with in order to grow. You need to grow in your relationship with God, your relationship with your heart, and your general earthly knowledge that will help you more than you can imagine once you’re married. Understanding and accepting that singleness is a gift will help you make the best of it! Also, you will not be ready to offer everything that you need to offer to “the one” if you have not been given everything that you need to be given from God. Confused? Let me put it this way, you cannot give if you were not given. Or, you can’t give if you don’t have. As singles, we need to let God satisfy and shape our hearts before we are ready to offer ourselves to someone else. We need to understand that only God is able to fill our hearts and make us whole. Please don’t think that if you find the right person and get married to him or her you will be forever complete and happy without first knowing God. People are fallible, they will let you down; no matter how perfect they may seem to be. This is something you need to come to terms with. There is a God-shaped hole in your heart that only God can fill. Once that is filled, you can offer from it to that special someone. You need to know what being complete and happy means in order to make someone else feel that way.