Fulfilled: Devotions For Single WomenSample

Single and Satisfied Do not limit the limitless God! With Him, face the future unafraid because you are never alone. - Lettie B. Cowman

He is the guest at weddings, yet is never the groom. Children are naturally drawn to him, though he has no child of his own. He feels normal sexual desires, but his spiritual purpose keeps him pure. He snubs the social norms, yet confounds rulers with keen insights.

He is a content, confident man knowing who he is and what he wants, yet experiences intense times of loneliness and longing. Who is this unmarried man?

His name is Jesus, Jesus the Christ, Son of the Living God.

Throughout His earthly life, Jesus sidesteps the discontentment that defines so many singles.This discontentment is rooted in unrealistic expectations—that marriage and sex are necessary for happiness. However, God endowed His Son—and every other person who has ever lived—with three inner needs: love, significance and security.

You may think you need a mate to feel deeply loved, to feel truly significant, to feel completely secure. But these false assumptions are merely set-ups for a lifetime of disappointment. God alone is your true need-meeter. He longs to satisfy your deepest inner needs in ways no human being ever could.

As a single woman—for whatever period of time—realize that your singleness has not caught God by surprise. He has a divine plan and purpose for your life—now. As you continually surrender your will to His, He will conform you to His character.

This is His perfect will for you . . . this very day.

Merciful Lord, help me to become like You. May I live with a heart of contentment—focusing on what I have, not what I don’t have; looking for what I can give, not what I can receive. Thank You for being my heavenly need-meeter. Secure my heart in your love now and forever.

June Hunt