“A Time To Be Single” (A Prayer)
“Everyone longs to give themselves completely to someone – to have a deep soul relationship with another, to be loved thoroughly and exclusively. But God: to a Christian says, “no”, not until you are satisfied with living loved by me alone and have an intensely personal unique relationship with me alone. I love you my child and until you discover that only in me is your satisfaction, you will not be capable of the perfect human relationship that I have planned for you. I want you to stop planning, stop wanting and allow me to bring it you – just keep watching me, expecting the greatest things – keep experiencing that satisfaction, knowing that I am – keep learning and listening to the things I tell you. You must wait. Do be anxious. Don’t worry! Don’t look around at the things others have gotten or that I have given them. Don’t look at the things you want. Just keep looking to me or you will miss what I want to show you. And then when you are ready, I will surprise you with a love far more wonderful than any you would ever dream of. You see, until you are ready and even this minute to have both of you ready at the same time…until you are both satisfied with me and life I have prepared for you, you won’t be able to experience the love that exemplifies your relationship with me and is thus perfect love. And dear one, I want you to have this most wonderful love. I want you to see in the flesh a picture of your relationship with me and to enjoy the everlasting union of beauty of love. I am God. Believe and be satisfied.”
My thoughts:
Years ago I had found this prayer in my singles’ group monthly calendar. This prayer helped me to get some perspective on some of the issues that singles face. I was focusing a lot on myself, instead of God, in this situation. It was years later that God helped me to find my lay single path. So this prayer is for those singles who perhaps are wondering why they are still single.