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Are there any promises from the word of God that are dear to you? I personally have three that have been significant to me at different times of my life that have molded me to who I am today.
Ever since I became a follower of Jesus, I felt set apart. The only way I can express what being “set apart” felt like is that I felt branded, like when a shepherd brands his sheep with a fire-heated mark to identify ownership. Thankfully for me no fire-heated mark was involved, but deep within my spirit, I knew I was set apart and called to live a life of sanctification. Ephesians 4:30 tells Christian believers that they are sealed by the Holy Spirit for the day of redemption. That passage clearly solidified the impression I had felt from the very beginning of my surrendering to God.
A few years later, when my eyes read 1 Corinthians 7:34, my spirit immediately connected with the first part of that passage which says: “An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit.” That passage was my compass for years and molded my identity in Christ as a single woman.
Along with that passage of scripture, before I traveled to my current home, the Holy Spirit laser-focused my eyes on Jeremiah 1:5, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” I then felt reassured that my call to move to another nation was ordained and for the purpose of being God’s mouthpiece to those who were yet to hear of His love.
I have been a follower of Jesus for 26 years. His word not only continues to solidify my position in Christ and strengthen my walk as a single woman but it continues to remind me that God has ordained I be alive for such a time as this to fulfill His plans and purposes as I proclaim His Good News.
Is there a passage of Scripture, a promise from God’s word that you would love to see come to pass in your life? What if that word or expectation never comes to pass?
I have often read 1 Corinthians 7:34 and taken such a great delight in focusing on the first part of that passage: “An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit” because up until now, I have always known I am called to be a single woman and focus on the Lord and be devoted to Him heart and soul. At times, however, I have wondered and coveted experiencing the second part of that passage which says: "But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband.”
There was a time in my life when I would have felt deep grief if anyone would have suggested that I would be single the rest of my life because the idea of being without a mate and having no children would have saddened me. However, as I have matured in the Lord, grown to understand that singleness does not equate abandon from the Lord, His comforting presence and steady word has given me peace to accept my current state and be content as I am.
I have not received any inkling or firm promise from the Holy Spirit that I will ever be married, and if the second part of 1 Corinthians 7:34 never comes to pass for me, I will be at peace. I will continue to focus on the first part of 1 Corinthians 7:34 until my last breath.