Where God's Word Meets Our Mess
Falling in love seemed so exhilarating, and I couldn’t wait to experience it for myself. With great anticipation, I waited for my prince to come. However, as the years passed—and as countless family members and friends found “happily ever after”—I started to believe he might never come.
If you’ve ever felt completely defeated like I did that day, you should read this poem—not because I’m an incredible poet but because God is an incredible God. He can change your relationship status in an instant if that’s what He wants to do. Even if he doesn’t, He loves you. And He’s bigger than this, friends.
Do you remember the promise I made in April to share a free devotional that accompanies my new book The Ring by Spring Ruse? Today, I'm fulfilling that promise! On my Freebies page, you can now find Beyond the Ring by Spring Ruse: A 10-Day Guide to Deepen Your Faith While You Date and Wait. My hope is that you'll develop a deeper faith through the Scripture passages and prayers in this devotional.
I started the series by discussing that marriage is good, so desiring marriage is perfectly fine (Part 1). I continued the series by discussing that marriage isn’t guaranteed at a certain time, so forcing/rushing marriage is foolish (Part 2). But today, we’re going to face the most difficult—yet most beautiful—truth in the series: Marriage isn’t guaranteed on earth, so fixing our eyes on heaven is essential.
As a “follow up” to my new book, I wanted to publish a series of posts about the question “What if I never get married?” because it can feel like such a haunting question for single girls, including yours truly. In short, this series addresses this question from a balanced, biblical perspective. Part 1 (which you can read here if you missed it) focused on the truth that marriage is good because God created it. Part 2 is about this truth: Marriage isn’t guaranteed at a certain time.
Although God’s plan for me probably includes marriage, I don’t know for sure—and that’s why the question “What if I never get married?” haunts me. I simply don’t know. If this question haunts you too, I think you’ll benefit from this post (and the upcoming posts in this series). We'll wrestle with this question together, friends. But we'll start this series by focusing on this specific truth: Marriage is good because God created it.
I’ve waited for this day for forever. At times, I wondered if it would ever come—and now it has! That means it’s time to celebrate. The Ring by Spring Ruse: Recognizing and Rewriting the False Narratives Single Girls Have Been Told About Dating and Waiting is here! It’s ready to be read and enjoyed and shared.
As I announced a couple weeks ago, The Ring by Spring Ruse: Recognizing and Rewriting the False Narratives Single Girls Have Been Told About Dating and Waiting is coming out on May 12. That’s only a week away! If you’re interested in getting this book, I have exciting news for you: If you purchase it within one week of publication, you can enter a giveaway for a bundle of fun!
The release date for my second book—The Ring by Spring Ruse: Recognizing and Rewriting the False Narratives Single Girls Have Been Told About Dating and Waiting—is two weeks away! As I mentioned in last week's post, I spent about four years writing, revising, and re-revising this book. But I haven't said very much about that process on TTT, so I wrote this post to share three three fun facts about The Ring by Spring Ruse.
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