The Feed

We can become so focused on how far we still have to go that we overlook how far God has already brought us. We see the prayers that haven’t been answered yet. The areas where we’re still growing. The things we thought we would have accomplished by now. The places that still need healing. And without realizing it, we can measure our lives by what is unfinished instead of recognizing what God has already done.

Carrying an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, she knelt behind Him. Her tears fell on His feet. She wiped them with her hair, kissed His feet repeatedly, and poured out her perfume. No speech. No explanation. No attempt to defend her past. Just tears, surrender, gratitude, and worship.

Before fear has the opportunity to answer those questions… God already has. Listen carefully to His words in Isaiah 41:10. “Don’t be afraid, for I am with you…”

Being single does not mean you are incomplete. Nor does it mean God has forgotten you. Your value has never been determined by your relationship status. It has always been rooted in the love of your Heavenly Father.

Jesus never asked me to do it alone. He asked me to do it with Him. If we’re honest, His words feel impossible. And perhaps that is exactly the point. Because this kind of love is not something we manufacture.