The Perfect Dress

If I ever get married, I think this would be the perfect dress! Isn't it pretty!? There are many places to find modest wedding gowns like here and here.

Love

I had one of the best Valentine's Day ever! It was so wonderful to contemplate the love God has for me and even more so to actually feel a true love, desire and affection for Him. I know my love is nothing compared to God's love, but it's just amazing that silly, selfish me can love God and be satisfied in that alone! I also spent the day, not just thinking about God's love and my love for Him, but I also spent it thinking about how much I love my family and friends. I'm so blessed!! And just thinking about love--I don't think there's anything greater!! I nominate everyday to be Valentine's Day!!

Glory

I want to do and be the thing that will bring God the most glory. If God would get more glory by me being single then so be it! I never, ever thought I would be at that place where I could say that with a smiling, joyful heart! I am at God's service, may He use me in whatever way He chooses. By the way, I hate to harp on the fact that I'm single (it seems like all my thoughts sort of revolve around that) but it took me SO long to have any victory over my feelings in that area! God has been SO good to teach and help me in that I just can't stop talking and thinking about it!!

So Hidden

"A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ that a man has to seek Him first to find her." ~ Maya Angelou

What a beautiful quote! May I be that woman who's heart is so hidden in Christ that a man can only find me when He is first seeking God.

Fastness

"If everything seems under control, you're not moving fast enough" - Mario Andretti 1940

I love this quote! Life moves pretty fast for me a lot of the time and I spend most of it wishing that it would slow down. I feel burdened with busyness and activity. I love the idea that busyness and 'fastness' are good! How fun to find God STILL there in the busyness! God isn't hindered from moving and speaking in the busyness and I think that is SO cool. Of course there is moderation and there is a busyness that leads to exhaustion, but I feel like a great burden has been lifted from my shoulders. Rather than feeling hindered by the busyness, I can embrace it!!

Faulty Reasoning

I think it's faulty reasoning to think that you are single because you have not become completely satisfied in God because this would mean that people who are married have achieved complete or more satisfaction in God. People who are married are not more mature or spiritual or more ANYTHING. God didn't withhold or take away things from Job because of any lack in his relationship with God. God just said, "I'm God and I can do what I want". Really God was saying, "It had NOTHING to do with you". I think it's wrong to assume that your singleness is your 'fault' or a result of some action or non-action on your part. God may have just chosen it for you at this time JUST BECAUSE. And the 'just because' is probably because your being single will bring God the most glory.

Personally, I want to be married, it is a desire of my heart. But I am accepting of the fact that I may take some of my desires with me to the grave and do you know what? GOD IS STILL GOOD.

Mercy defined:

Forbearance to inflict harm under circumstances of provocation, when one has
the power toinflict it; compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary;
clemency.

Compassionate treatment of the unfortunate and helpless; sometimes, favor,
beneficence.

Disposition to exercise compassion or favor; pity; compassion; willingness to
spare or to help.

A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or favor.  

Definitions from datasegment.com
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