Day 1

DESCRIBE YOUR CURRENT RELATIONSHIP STATUS, IF SINGLE DISCUSS HOW SINGLE LIFE IS.

Status: Single

I'm what you'd consider "super single". Never been married. Never been in a relationship. Never even been on what I would consider a real date. And I'm almost 27 years old.

In the eyes of the mainstream world, I feel a tad behind on the dating thing. Most people my age have been or are in some sort of relationship by this time. But at this age it's okay to be single. You're finding yourself, realizing your passions, growing in your career, etc.

In the eyes of the church world, I feel waaaaay behind. People date seriously and get married a lot younger within the church than they do outside the church - mostly because of the whole purity/philosophy of marriage things. Most of the girls from my high school youth group are married and several have kids. Doesn't mean I necessarily want to be where they're at, but I definitely feel out of the loop.

But what do I think?

Would I consider myself content being single? Absolutely! The single life allows lots of freedom do experience life without very much accountability/obligation to another person. I can travel whenever I want, go out whenever I want, spend money however I want, essentially live my own life. It's a great time to discover who I am and grow in my relationship with God with Him as my first love.

Do I want to be single forever? Not particularly. Lack of accountability is nice for a time, but sometimes I think it would be nice to have someone to whom I was accountable. It would be nice to have someone with whom to have all the adventures and do life with. It would be nice to have someone to love and encourage who would also love and encourage me. Someone to wait up for or to come home to.

I know in the eyes of some my life path may be a little unordinary, but I think that's the whole point! His plan for me is extra-ordinary, better than I could ever dream, so why would I think it would look like everyone else's? Why would I even want it to look like theirs? And how much more blessed and happy am I when I embrace the path He has led me to walk?

So would I consider myself content? Yes. I am content being single, but that doesn't mean I don't have hopes for the future. God gives me joy in the place I am and I trust Him with the desires of my heart. And I think that's a true picture of contentment.