Author Archives: Sarah
Serving the Lord in Singleness – Chapter 4
Use Your Energy to Serve the Lord Another Sunday, and I came home from church feeling empty. I had begun to notice a pattern that was confusing to me. After times of fellowship with the body of Christ was when I felt the most dissatisfied. I felt disappointed that others had not served me, encouraged … Continue reading
Serving the Lord in Singleness – Chapter 3
An Attitude of Selflessness Singleness could be for a short season, or it could be for a lifetime. I have wrestled with many questions as I have seen friend after friend get married while I still wait, as I have noticed loving relationships in my own family and in the families at my church. And … Continue reading
Serving the Lord in Singleness – Chapter 2
Contentment: No Lack in God’s Provision There will always be something that makes you unhappy. There will always be that feeling of wanting more. If you don’t learn to be content in your present circumstances, you will never be content. Psalm 84:11 says, “For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows … Continue reading
Serving the Lord in Singleness – Chapter 1
My Identity: The Bride of Christ It was Saturday, April 27, 2013, and two more of my friends were getting married. Yet here I was, 27 years old and still single. The night before the weddings, I cried myself to sleep because of the loneliness in my heart. I am Alone. Forsaken. Abandoned. Even though … Continue reading
Thankful for the Hard Things
Today’s Joy Dare: 3 hard eucharisteo “Everything is eucharisteo. Because eucharisteo is how Jesus, at the Last Supper, showed us to transfigure all things – take the pain that is given, give thanks for it, and transform it into a joy that fulfills all emptiness. This, is the hard eucharisteo. Lean into the ugly and whisper … Continue reading
A Gift that Might Never Have Been
Today’s Joy Dare is to find gifts that might never have been. After pondering this, I’ve realized that the greatest gift I have today is my spiritual growth through singleness. Here I am, almost 29 years old and still single–not how I would have planned out my life. But when I look at what God … Continue reading
Joy Dare: January 14th
Today’s Joy Dare: Find 3 startling graces of God and give thanks for them 1. It was a tough day at school. My most difficult students were being most difficult. It seemed like most of my students were pushing the limits today: talking when they shouldn’t have been, messing around when they thought I wouldn’t … Continue reading