We are women who are lion-hearted. We are NOT radical feminists but we believe in our rights and in individuality. We are opinionated and we speak our hearts.
"Self assured and confident
With pride she now stands tall
Head erect and heart all set
She now gives her all
No matter what she does in life
Strength is shining through
Realizing all her worth
Her soul found brave and true
Woman born of confidence
Each step that she now takes
Will leave a mark upon the world
Her spirit will not break
All the life that she will live
Her victory designed
This her wish a treasured girft
That heart and soul divined
Watch her as she's walking by
So powerful her stride
Yet gentle as the morning spring
With beauty well supplied
Speak to her at break of day
With power she will rise
Reflections of the life she shares
Looking through your eyes."
All your life, you had specific dreams about what your family life
would be like when you finally married.
You were so intent on what you wanted, you even made a list of
qualities and characteristics you were looking for in a spouse,
in a home, in your job, in your children.
But time passed, and that person you were so intent on didn't
come along.
All of your friends married, had children, had
beautiful homes. And still you were single. You prayed and
prayed for that person to come along, but nothing happened.
So you decided to take matters into your own hands, and you
began an active search for a mate. And within a short period,
you met someone who almost fit the bill. Almost. Sure, there
were a few things missing, a few rusty spots
in that person's character. But, after all, no one is perfect.
Of course, your friends and your pastor tried to council you
that you were making a poor choice and that you should wait for the
Lord to send the right person. But that couldn't be right. You
had waited for a long time. Maybe your goals were too high. Maybe you'd
been asking for the impossible. Maybe this was the person God wanted for you
so your character could grow through dealing with his or her failings.
So you married. And your life went down hill from there. Even
though it often seems that God is slow to answer prayers, no
matter whether it's about a mate, or a job, or our children, or
our finances, or anything else, we have to remember that God
doesn't wear a watch. Nor does He look at our human calendars.
He sees with eternal eyes. He operates on an
eternal timetable, according to His plan and His schedule. If
God seems to be running late, don't get impatient and run ahead of him.
Wait for the Lord's timing in everything.
To the single folks out there, this is for you.
Single means you have the time to grow and be the person you want to be.
Single gives you space to grow. Sometimes, it is harder to grow when you are
too close to someone.
Single means learning to live by yourself. However, that is no
more difficult than learning to live with somebody else.
Single means freedom. You are free to spend a week's vacation on
the beach, to take computer courses, to work late on an
interesting project, to spend the day in bed with a good book
or simply with a person who has read one.
Single means learning not to need a man/woman to make your life
meaningful but learning to live with a man/woman because you want to be
with him/her.
Single means that sometimes you will wonder why you will bite
your lip and feel wistful and wonder if marriage is better.
Ironically, yet quite happily, single is feeling good about
being in control of your life. It is liking and respecting who
you are and why you are. Single is realizing that being married
is not necessarily better, it is merely different.
Single means that there could be something wonderful around the
corner and you can take advantage of it.
Single means you are free to love again.
There are times when we are afraid of telling the
person, whom we love or like, what we feel deep inside because
we might just lose them. That's a big risk...I know. But hey, everything is.
The way I see it is why keep something inside and then end up regretting
it in the near future?
But as I've said everything is a big risk. So whatever you
decide to do with your feelings, whether you tell it to that
person or not you have to be ready with the consequences that
come after it and accept it. Whatever decisions that you have made in your
life is part of your growing experience...part of life. Whatever
decisions that you have to make will influence or affect your future. So think hard
before deciding on certain things...and PRAY TO GOD and HE will show you the way.
