Single & Satisfied

Think of me as a modern-day nun. Single, and satisfied.

I'm 27, unmarried, childless, and have remained chaste and celibate since giving my life to the Lord June 14th, 2008.

I have no desire to date or get married, or have children of my own. People think I am strange, indeed. Now, if I wore a habit with a crucifix, I would likely have more understanding than I do at present. However, I am not Catholic, or Protestant, or any other man-made religion.

I am a Christian, a disciple of Jesus Christ.

I am a maidservant, or handmaiden, of the Lord.

I am single, yet I am married to Jesus Christ our Lord & Savior.

The most important thing I have learned in my walk with Christ (besides Obedience) is dependency - on HIM. If I believe He lives within me, then I should behave as such. I should talk to Him, out loud, like I do with my family and friends. I should consult Him with every decision, just as I would a husband. I should spend time with Him, seek out His counsel, obey His wisdom, and bask in His love. Just as a husband ought to be enough for his wife, Jesus should be enough for me. I should be SATISFIED. I should have need of nothing to complete me. I am complete, because I am in Him, and He is in me.

"I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies." Song of Solomon 6:3 KJV

This is what it means to have a Singleness of Heart to the Lord, such as Paul refers to in I Corinthians Chapter 7 "But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives, be as though they had none;" You see, the Lord must be first, whether married or single. This is the only way true contentment can be achieved.