It amazes me how often ministries geared toward single adults talk about what to do when the single adults become married.  Being a single adult is not something to be cured. It would be great to celebrate the individual.  Paul even discouraged some from marrying.  There are things that a single person can do ministry-wise that a married person might not feel the freedom to do.

Many student ministries often discuss how to live when they “grow up.”  Today in Sunday School, we studied the verse, 1 Timothy 4:12, that says:

“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.”

Young people can have a huge impact on their community now — not just when they’re older.  Don’t get me wrong.  I believe that it is important to plan for the future.  But I also believe that we should make each day count.  (I need to hear that one more than anyone, I’m sure.)

When we were in some of the darkest days of dealing with infertility, we encountered people and books written by people who had struggled with these same heartaches.  But each one was someone who now has a child either through some miraculous birth or via adoption.  I’m not trying to belittle their experiences or expertise, but I was desparate to find someone or some thing that would help me deal with the emotional struggles of the moment.  I wanted to know how to deal with the possibility of never being a mom.  I would love to be that kind of resource for someone.  I’m not sure how but have just been thinking about these things lately.