I thought that I gave everything, surrendered every part Till Jesus looked at one last dream and said “Give me your heart” I argued, fumed, and cried so much, to hold on to that dream. Not knowing that this one last part had come between me and Him. Little by little, year by year that dream began to shatter I kicked and screamed and put up a fuss while my heart grew bruised and battered Finally, giving up all hope I decided, at least to try. To live in contentment day by day

Please enjoy this guest blog post from my friend Laura! I have been waiting, for what feels like ages. I’m currently 24 and have never dated anyone—much less gone on a date. If you were to tell me a few years ago that I would still be single at the age of 24, I would have been super discouraged. However, within the past few years, my view of singleness has changed. I now see singleness as a blessing. Roughly two years back, I thought I was given the opportunity to get to know

For most of my life I didn’t realize (at least not until my 30s with much prayer and therapy) that I had codependent performance tendencies buried beneath my drive to help, serve, and show up for others. There were parts of me quietly struggling with a deep need to perform and to earn acceptance, which made me cling to familiar toxic dynamics that felt like stability simply because they were all I knew: the kinds of patterns I had normalized for years to compensate for a lack

Being married will not solve your struggle with contentment. You will move from a single sister-in-Christ battling contentment, to a married sister-in-Christ battling contentment. Marriage and motherhood will not fix anything, only amplify what is already hidden in your heart. Ask me how I know - how I went from discontent in singleness, to discontent in marriage, motherhood, and everything in between. I was discontent because I was self-focused, living to glorify myself ra

Hello, My name is Rachel. I am 34 and I have never had a boyfriend. Growing up as the 7th child in a family of ten, getting married was an expected outcome. I never once questioned if, it was always when. I grew up knowing the love story of my parents, who met on the sidewalk, before classes started, their freshman year of college. They have been together ever since, and will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this year (2026). All that to say I get it. I know how

My name is Miriam Rue. I’m 29, single, and doing my best to serve the Lord on the same mission field I was born into — Ukraine. I could share my full testimony, going back to childhood — the struggles, mistakes, growth, and blessings I’ve experienced. But for this, I want to focus on just the last few years, in hopes of encouraging some of you young women who, like me, wrestle with loneliness, doubts about the future, and the instability that can come with singleness. In 2022

If you’re going to ask God for a sign about someone, be ready for the answer and keep your heart open to whatever He says, even if it’s not what you hoped for. Please enjoy this guest post from Wilmary Betancourt. Connect with her on Instagram @wilmarygbet In the past, I was the kind of girl who used to fantasize about finding the love of her life, with the perfect story of how we met, the signs that showed we were meant for each other, and how we would live happily ever afte

Please enjoy this guest post from Breana (@ohbreedle on Instagram): Recently, I asked a newly married couple how they saw the Gospel symbolized in their marriage. Through tears, my friend expressed that life with her husband was helping her to understand more clearly what it meant to be “fully known and fully loved”. Behind the closed doors of their home, she was completely herself: sometimes quirky, sometimes moody, sometimes homely. But despite seeing her inside and out, go

Please enjoy this guest post from my friend Angela: I grew up my whole life desiring marriage. I loved kids, and I loved the idea of a family, but for me, the desire for marriage was always focused on having a husband who loved me and who I could love. The first crush I actively remember having was when I was around 6 years old, and I marked my life by who I had a crush on for years afterwards. When I was 9 years old, I believed in Jesus Christ and He had mercy on me and sav

Please enjoy this guest post from the lovely Drew Taylor: “Oh, be careful, little eyes, what you see.” “Oh, be careful, little ears, what you hear.” The words of a childhood church song reverberate around my mind as I search online for my next romance novel to read. Since joining the #bookstagram community, I’ve found countless closed-door options (books without sex scenes), promising all the sizzle with none of the spice. At first, I was a junkie, consuming every single roma

If you have a strong desire to be married, yet God feels silent, here's how I would encourage you: you are allowed to pursue a godly marriage. You are allowed to make that goal a priority in your life, as you would prioritize any other goal. You're allowed to do what you can to meet guys, make yourself attractive, and prepare to be a good wife. If God isn't leading you to stay still, I believe you have the freedom to look for marriage. The Bible says that "Marriage is honora

Being a single woman surrounded by the opinions of others can feel like standing alone on a football field, while a stadium of people shout at you what they think you should be doing. From Instagram dating gurus to the old lady at your church, it seems everyone has a solution for you. "Put yourself out there more!" "Just be content!" "When you stop looking, that's when he'll show up!" "Try this speed dating event!" "My friend met her guy on this dating app!" While it can be a

Please enjoy this guest post from a single sister, my friend Rachel: When I was 27, a sweet friend from church gifted me a devotional: Meditations for Seasons of Waiting . Thirty days — morning, noon, and evening — to read, re-read, and mull over 30 different passages of Scripture on waiting. This was a timely gift because I’d been asking God to teach me what it meant to wait on Him. “Wait on the Lord,” was a phrase that I’d heard my whole life, but I didn’t really know what

Please enjoy this guest post from a sweet sister who wanted to remain anonymous: Hi ladies, I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to Madison for her recent message. It was like water to a weary heart. Her words about the quiet ache and loneliness that can come with being single during the holidays met me exactly where I was. There are moments, sometimes entire evenings, when it hits in waves: the fear that somehow I’ve failed because I’m still single at 30. Like I m

You're about read a letter from a demon named Honeyhook, as he writes to one of his tempters-in-training: Fretwick. In this letter he describes his strategy for making Christian single women miserable during the Christmas season, and I thought you might want to be informed of his tactics.... My Dear Fretwick, It's December first, and you know what that means. It's the most disgusting time of the year. It makes me sick to think of all the joy, worship, family time, giving

My single friends and I talk a lot about the experiences they're having in the dating scene these days. One person described dating as "getting slapped in the face over and over." And yikes, I'm afraid it's a not far from the truth! As I hear story after disappointing story, I find myself at a loss for words or advice, and asking the Lord what I could possibly say or what could possibly help the situation. As they explain the latest horrors of trying to find a godly man, I fi

I thought I’d be married by now. Really, I thought I’d be married a long time ago—planning playdates, packing lunches, and figuring out how to make time for date night. That desire wasn’t something anyone pushed on me. It wasn’t pressure from the church or my family. I’ve just always loved children and longed to be a wife and a mom. That dream has felt stitched on my heart from the start. Even as I hoped for it, I never saw marriage as the only way to live a life of meaning,

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