Dilemma on Valentines Day?

Happy Valentines Day dearest blogger world!

Now, there are people out there who if they are single think Valentines Day the most depressing holiday ever.  They despise all the frilly doilies, the happy couples they see out on dates, the boxes of chocolates that everyone but them seems to receive.  All of it to them seems a punch in the stomach and a reminder that they do not have a significant other.  Alright, no offense if you are one of those people;  I've done it too, but what a waste of a perfectly good day! If you are single God has you right where He wants you.  He's not done with you on your own yet, so be patient & rejoice! Plus Christ's love, is SO MUCH greater than the "love" any other person could ever have to give.  So bask in it! Praise Him for it!

This Valentines Day I am most certainly a flyin' solo girl, but ya know what, I wouldn't have it any other way!

I'm going to enjoy the most loving card, & box of chocolates my sweet mom got for me, watch a girly movie, wear something pink & happy, but mostly try to be a burst of encouragement to anyone I see today.  So single girls out there, don't despair! God has perfectly ordained each & every day, and has us in each season of life for a purpose.  And it's always an incredible purpose, even if we can't see it yet! I'm waiting for my "Mr. Knightley" ;) just as much as any of you or waiting, hoping, and praying for the right guy. 

Meanwhile, rejoice! Keep your eyes focused straight foward on Christ! The One whom we must love with all our heart, mind, soul & strength!

 ¹Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth.
    ²Serve the LORD with gladness;
         Come before Him with joyful singing.
    ³Know that the LORD Himself is God;
         It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
         We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
    ⁴Enter His gates with thanksgiving
         And His courts with praise
         Give thanks to Him, bless His name.
    ⁵For the LORD is good;
         His lovingkindness is everlasting
         And His faithfulness to all generations.

- Psalm 100

Only one thing is necessary.

 "³⁸Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. ³⁹And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. ⁴⁰But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me." ⁴¹But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, ⁴²but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her." - Luke 10:38-42


"One thing is necessary," my dearest sister's in Christ out there in the blogger world. Praise God for the purity of His living & active Word, that it is able to give us peace & instruct us!  With the busyness of life that catches all of us no matter which season of life you're in.  Whether your like me: a young college student.  Or if your a mother to young children.  No matter what season of life we are in, "busyness" seems to in most cases catch up to us.  Dear sisters, may none of us forget the thing that is necessary, even in the midst of busy lives.  To spend time at the Lord's feet, in His Word, in prayer, having hearts that are just overflowing with praise to our incredible almighty God! Let us seek to not be anxious and troubled like Martha, thought she did indeed love the Lord, but let us remember that only one thing is necessary.  Just as Christ Himself said, "Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her."  Spending time at the Lord Almighty's feet is the most important thing any of us can ever do.  May we never neglect that one thing in our lives.  I hope your hearts are overflowing with love for & praise to the King of kings, and Lord of lords!
Blessings,
Willa