Recently, a single friend of mine went out on a date. It didn't go so well, but this isn't about the date. I was talking to a married Christian friend of mine at work about how lucky I felt to be out of the whole dating thing. If something were to happen to Tish, I can't even imagine what it would be like to go back into it (assuming I get some semblance of sanity back). And now with Priya, forget "casual" dating. We've been together almost seven years, but it's still not that long for me to forget all the desires, longings, expectations, dashed hopes, broken hearts, etc. that preceded that. All the encouragements from people on how God is in control of your life, and that you have to seek him first, and that he knows the desires of your heart, and it's all going to be in his time... If you're single, you know what I'm talking about. You know what's interesting? Go back and read Gen 2:18 ("...It is not good for the man to be alone..."). We've all heard it, right. But think about when this was said. God made this determination before the fall. Before sin came in the picture. When man had a perfect union with his creator. And in that state, God decided that it wasn't good for man to be alone. As a side note, think about the strange word "alone". Even in perfect union with God, it was possible for man to feel "aloneness." Anyway, voila! Here comes Eve. Now fast forward to our present desperate times. We are born in sin, separated from the Father, and all that stuff. How much more alone do we feel now? We need that much more grace, and that much more leaning into the Lord.
So anyway, if you're reading this and are married, rejoice in the favor that the Lord has provided. If you're still single, it really is true: it is not good for the man to be alone. But as God made that determination, he also did the providing. Left to himself, Adam only had a choice of the farm animals. And we all know how much fun they can be!
As for me, I pray that I don't ever have to wander those paths again.
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