Simply His Vessel

We each have our own unique set of fingerprints that we can be identified as. When God made us, he made us in His image, pressing his fingerprint into our soul. See it's not that we physically look like him, God is a spirit and is not limited by a body. We have some of God's characteristics (and I'm sure we'll discover even more characteristics when we get to heaven that we didn't even know existed) But you see it doesn't stop there, and this is where it get exciting. When Jesus died on the cross and then 3 days later rose from the dead, he gave us his fingerprint. 

The bible says in 2 Corinthians 5:21 "God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." When Jesus took our sin and shame, we got his righteousness. This means is that we get to identify ourselves by God's goodness, and his is good and perfect in every single way. because Jesus gave us access to this beautiful exchange, when God looks at us he doesn't see all the times we've lied, or thought lustfully or smoked pot or  stole or cheated, God the Father sees Jesus' perfection and calls us his sons and daughters. We have no right to this, but it is simply the grace and mercy of God including us in his redemption of creation. Now here is the best part, because we have Jesus' righteousness/fingerprint, when the devil, the enemy of our souls wants to remind us of our past, all we have to do is remember who our father in Heaven is and that we have secured our identity in Him. But see here's the thing, to have this access and ability to do such, you have to be part the family. And God's family is definitely not some sort of exclusive club, for example some members include Moses who was a murderer, Paul who used to be a terrorist, and rehab who was a prostitute ... But see what all these people have in common is the fact that they gave their lives over to God. 

So life has been quite interesting lately. Half the people I know are getting engaged while the other half are running around playing Pokemon Go, and I seem to be doing neither... 

I’ve always assumed that being single meant I wasn’t close enough to God. I don’t know where these assumptions came from; but I have a feeling that I’m not the only one who thinks like this. We’ve got this odd notion that our singleness means we’re doing something wrong. People blame their singleness on anything under the sun. There is nothing wrong with being single. Sure having a special someone is wonderful, but spouses (and potential spouses) are not meant to complete you but rather to complement you. A significant other brings out the best in you, supporting you and may even enhance your gifts and talents. 

But being single really isn’t a bad thing. When you’re single, it’s an excellent time to *drumroll* focus on yourself. Focus on your goals, your education, and your job. Being single is like having an extended “me time” where you can lay-down a great foundation for the direction you want to go in life.

Being single is a time to do those things rather than mope around about not having a boyfriend/girlfriend. I once read how we ought to use our singleness to pour into the next generation. We ought to set for them a godly example of what a young man or young woman looks like. 

Now I’m not saying relationships are bad- not at all. But we have to learn to be satisfied with ourselves and our life with God before we can properly be satisfied in a relationship. Without the hand of God in it, relationships, and really any thing in life, will leave you empty. 

When God wants to join your life with Mr. (or Miss) Right, do you really doubt that He wouldn’t lead you and that person? But in your time of waiting be patient, and draw closer to him. There may be things that God wants to do in this season of your life, in you and through you. 

So really, being single isn’t awful. When you view life as an adventure with God, then life is absolutely wonderful. So basically the point of this post can be summed up in Jesus’ words in Matthew 6:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Seek God during this time, draw closer to him, spend time with the Lord getting to know Him, learn what He wants you to do in this season of your life. Seek Him before you go and seek him (or her). And when He wills for you to move onto the next chapter of your life, He will bring that person your way. 

People seems to believe that everyone needs to be in a relationship (and don’t get me started on need verses want) anyways! the 20s are a great time to discover who you are, and of course, who God is.