Song of Solomon 2:7 "I adjure you, O Daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or does of the field, do not stir up or awaken love until it pleases."
This was a particular powerful verse for me as a single girl in her 20s watching all my friends get into relationships, get married and start having children, while all I had in that department were everyone's questions about when I was going to start dating, finding a man, etc... because it's that easy, right?
Anyway this verse really helped me keep perspective that I don't have to live by everyone else's timelines. There is a reason we are all made different and unique and I shouldn't try to compare myself to others, as a good rule in general but more specifically in society's expected: high school-college-marriage-kids-all-by-30-and-in-that-order-if-you're-"normal" timeline.
Previously, I was involved with a blog called Green LightRevolution. This blog was a collaboration of single Christian females who would write about
our struggles, particularly as single women in a society that seems to
constantly ask the question, “So, is there someone special in your life?” This
blog was our vulnerabilities and revelations as Christian women in today’s
society. While no posts are currently being updated onto this blog, I highly
recommend you check it out. There is some great stuff on there that really
encouraged my growth as a Christian, as a woman, and simply as a human being.
On this blog I wrote a post with this particular verse that I'd like to share with you here.
I hope it's helpful to you. Just me being real... see you next time.
P.S. What's your favorite Bible verse and why?
