singlehood
Here’s stories for those still single.
FAIRYTALES MADE RIGHT
This is the first time I forced myself to look in the mirror and realise that I didn’t think I was worth much; I became the girl that the bullies were talking about in high-school and I retreated to my fantasies because it was safe. I don’t think fairy tales are a bad thing at all, but it became a problem when I checked out of reality to live in a world that didn’t exist waiting to be saved by a man.
By Mosa Mphusu
STOP CHASING LOVE AND START CHASING GOD
This is my experience, the very moment I stopped chasing love and started chasing God fully, I saw God turn up in my life like never before. I stopped getting my self worth from what others thought of me and realised I was a daughter of the Most High, so I started acting like it.
By Kate Croot
This Girl Is Super Focused
A few days into the year I found myself thinking about my list, you know ‘the list’. The list about the husband I’d like God to give me. I was watching a cooking show on TV and had an “aha” moment thinking to myself “I did not tell God that I would LOVE a husband that cooks”. Immediately I jotted it down in my journal.
By Nako Lebodi
Don'ts of Christian Dating
Relationships can be messy, and love can be complicated. Here are "10 Don'ts of Christian Dating". They are raw and honest, compiled by the many failings of my own life and the wisdom of a collective group of voices. Remember, relationships are Gods idea! Marriage, love, family (sex) are all really good things and God wants you (and I) to experience them in all their fullness, but sometimes that means avoiding certain pitfalls and dangers. So here goes.
By Sabrina Peters
Thriving Through Singlehood
I encourage you as a single woman to not get stuck in disappointment, or stuck in the thought that your purpose has not begun until you are married, because that is not true. You were born with purpose, and that does not change depending on your marital status.
By Amy Clark
Signs He is the One
I often get asked in young adult settings the question: “How do you know if a guy you are interested in is the one?”. My reply is always the same: there is no ‘One’, however I believe there is ‘The Best”. So how do you know if the one you like or the one you are dating is the best for you? Here is my seven point checklist that I implemented in my own life.
By Jemima Varughese
The Buffet
My now husband and I liked each other for so many years before we got married, and keeping safe boundaries for that length of time was a daily challenge. One that we conquered at times and not so much on other days. It is so natural for our bodies to get caught up in ‘the moment’ and as soon as you start kissing, it easily progresses.
By Chantelle Ham
Dear Thirty Year Old Me
This will all happen so quickly - believe me - that you won’t have much time to think it all through. So my dear self of 30, don’t waste your early 30’s wishing you had something so mediocre because little do you know, God has gold for you. God’s timing is always right and His plan is perfect. Thank God life didn’t go your way…
By Jemima Varughese
Single & Satisfied
Amidst all the daydreaming and Facebook stalking (don’t deny it), is that finding a man will not complete, fulfil, or satisfy you. Being “single” is not a label of shame that we wear until we can upgrade to “taken” and finally, step in to all that God has for us. It’s not the missing piece in your life or a problem to be embarrassed about. Let’s get something straight – your single years are in fact, a GIFT!
By Sally Gibbs
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