In your singleness, where are you? Are you In the Pit? Are you on Cloud 9? Or are you somewhere in between?
When I started this blogging page, my intent was to concentrate on issues of being single. I’ve been so busy these past two months that I haven’t gotten my thoughts and story organized in a good enough fashion to share on here. Thus I've blogged about what was on my mind for that day. But, each week my agenda states "Get it organized, Esther!" but the story line seems to always get pushed another day away.
"I’m Christian, I’m Single, and I’m Living for the Lord." The title tells my current life situation. But has that always applied to me?
I was married for 21 years when my husband went to Heaven at the age of 42 years. I stayed single for 11 years thereafter. During that time of singleness, I’ve been In the Pit, I’ve been on Cloud 9, but mostly I’ve been somewhere in between those two. The past few months I’ve read many blogs & forums, and I hear lots of stories of the struggles of living life as a single person, specifically a Christian single person. A Christian single person who tries to adhere to Godly morals in the midst of our singleness and passion for life! I’ve been there, done that! And I’m still doing that!
I decided I would start blogging on my experiences of 13 years as a single adult. And, how I got to the point of saying "I’m Christian, I’m Single, and I’m Living for the Lord." (As we all know, there is quite a difference in being single as an "adult" and being single as a teenager. Especially after having lived life as a married person!)
Are you doing the math here? Yes, first I said single for 11 years then I said single for 13 years. I’m sure the picture is easy to see here. After 11 years I got married. Three years later, I divorced. I’ve been single for two years since that divorce. Since 1992, I have been through the tragedy of the death of a loved one, the break up of a special relationship, the marriage to a dear friend, and the divorce from that friend. I'd like to share how God has been with me through it all.
Why would I plan to share my story on a blog? And, why would anybody want to read it for that matter?! Because I believe when we read true life stories of circumstances that possibly relate to where we are in life, when we see others have gone through what we are going through, it helps to get us through our difficult struggles. It’s always easier if we know someone else can, and does, relate to our circumstances. Maybe it doesn’t cure our problem, but it helps knowing you’re not alone in your struggle. With God’s help, I hope to get the wording right as to somehow bless someone who reads these blogs. If they do bless you, please let me know. I need the encouragement too!
I’ll get the show on the road next week, so please check back to begin the journey from The Pit to Cloud 9!
When I started this blogging page, my intent was to concentrate on issues of being single. I’ve been so busy these past two months that I haven’t gotten my thoughts and story organized in a good enough fashion to share on here. Thus I've blogged about what was on my mind for that day. But, each week my agenda states "Get it organized, Esther!" but the story line seems to always get pushed another day away.
"I’m Christian, I’m Single, and I’m Living for the Lord." The title tells my current life situation. But has that always applied to me?
I was married for 21 years when my husband went to Heaven at the age of 42 years. I stayed single for 11 years thereafter. During that time of singleness, I’ve been In the Pit, I’ve been on Cloud 9, but mostly I’ve been somewhere in between those two. The past few months I’ve read many blogs & forums, and I hear lots of stories of the struggles of living life as a single person, specifically a Christian single person. A Christian single person who tries to adhere to Godly morals in the midst of our singleness and passion for life! I’ve been there, done that! And I’m still doing that!
I decided I would start blogging on my experiences of 13 years as a single adult. And, how I got to the point of saying "I’m Christian, I’m Single, and I’m Living for the Lord." (As we all know, there is quite a difference in being single as an "adult" and being single as a teenager. Especially after having lived life as a married person!)
Are you doing the math here? Yes, first I said single for 11 years then I said single for 13 years. I’m sure the picture is easy to see here. After 11 years I got married. Three years later, I divorced. I’ve been single for two years since that divorce. Since 1992, I have been through the tragedy of the death of a loved one, the break up of a special relationship, the marriage to a dear friend, and the divorce from that friend. I'd like to share how God has been with me through it all.
Why would I plan to share my story on a blog? And, why would anybody want to read it for that matter?! Because I believe when we read true life stories of circumstances that possibly relate to where we are in life, when we see others have gone through what we are going through, it helps to get us through our difficult struggles. It’s always easier if we know someone else can, and does, relate to our circumstances. Maybe it doesn’t cure our problem, but it helps knowing you’re not alone in your struggle. With God’s help, I hope to get the wording right as to somehow bless someone who reads these blogs. If they do bless you, please let me know. I need the encouragement too!
I’ll get the show on the road next week, so please check back to begin the journey from The Pit to Cloud 9!
Check out the numerous books for Christian singles that are listed at the bottom of this page. There may be one for the exact place where you are in your life.
Esther publishes a Free Christian newsletter, Heavenly News Online which has a special section for Christian singles.
http://heavenlynewsonline.com/
Esther publishes a Free Christian newsletter, Heavenly News Online which has a special section for Christian singles.
http://heavenlynewsonline.com/
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