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Day 17: Contentment

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You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever. –Psalm 16:11

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Do you ever get the sense that there’s something missing in your life?

Maybe you had what you wanted but lost it. Or maybe you haven’t gotten it yet—a spouse, a significant other, or a date.

And in the absence of whatever seems to be missing, you just aren’t satisfied.

But there’s an important reason God allows us to feel discontent. It’s because He knows where we might turn when we feel it—toward Him.

That’s the point of this series—to move closer to Him. Have you?

You don’t feel discontentment because you don’t have what you desire. You feel it because it’s time to deepen what you already have: a relationship with Jesus Christ.

It is okay to want a spouse, a significant other, or even just a date. But it’s also okay to embrace a season without these things. Find opportunities in that season to get closer to Him. And let Him create a new level of contentment within you.

He may use this season to mold you, to prepare you for what you don’t see coming yet. Or He could be working on your future spouse.

He may use it to hold you, to console you, to get closer to you. He might just want you to know right now what it’s like to be in an exclusive relationship—with Him.

Give Him a chance.

When you do, He’ll prove to you that it isn’t a significant other who makes you whole or breathes life into you. He does that.

And in time, you’ll see that you already have everything you need—because you have Him.

Everything else He adds is just a bonus!

Pray

Father, as uncomfortable as it is to feel discontentment, I am grateful that feeling it inspires me to turn toward You. I want You to know that I’m open to being molded and consoled in my season of singleness. I know that you are healing me and helping me to break the cycle of a broken heart. You are everything I need.

Reflect

Can you remember a time when you’ve been content, even for a little while, as a single person? Compare those days with the days you’ve felt most alone. How are they different? How are they similar? What can you do to make the most of your time while you are single?