Pursue Peace in Your Single Season

If you genuinely want to experience peace, contentment, even JOY in your season of singleness, it’s possible. While it might feel easier to be lonely, question your worth, and worry that you’ll never find love, there’s no peace in that. To be at peace with this season in your life, you’re going to have to do what it says in Philippians 4:8 and think about whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, or praiseworthy.

Experiencing peace has a lot more to do with your mindset than with anything else. The Bible tells us not to be anxious about anything, which includes your relationship status. Instead, give God your worries and tell Him your hopes for a relationship. When you get all of your desires, worries, fears, uncertainties, and hopes out of your mind, off your chest, and into God’s hands, you get something amazing in return: peace.

Hate to break it to you, but this isn’t a one-and-done transaction. As humans, we’re prone to worry and fear, so it’s natural for anxiety about your singleness to creep up time and time again. Fortunately, God is always willing and ready to hear your heart, take your worries, and provide you with a peace that surpasses all understanding.

You can also choose to pursue peace in your single season–to go after the things that bring joy, whether that’s meaningful friendships, opportunities aligned with your passions, or your relationship with Jesus. With instant access to the one and only source of true peace (Jesus!), you can have the best season of singleness anyone’s ever experienced! Start today with this prayer:

Dear Heavenly Father,

You created my inmost being and are well aware of my desire to be in a relationship. Please help me be patient as I trust your timing in this season of singleness.

God, I pray you would stir a fire in my heart to pursue You and Your will passionately and wholeheartedly. Please use this season of singleness to transform me from the inside out and lead me down the path You designed for my life. I pray for a greater sense of purpose and understanding of who You’re calling me to be. I ask for new opportunities, meaningful friendships, and lots of joy as I experience life without a partner right now.

I also pray you would mend any heartache I’m carrying from past relationships and prepare my heart and mind to date well when the time comes. Lord, give me the strength to set Christ-like boundaries and pursue relationships that honor and glorify You.

Thank you, God, for being a reliable source of peace and joy, even when I start to feel anxious or lonely. I know you are trustworthy and good and only want the best for me. I choose to trust your perfect timing and commit my hopes, dreams, plans, and desires to You.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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