Challenge...

The Father has been challenging me lately with being content as a single person. I so desperately yearn to be a wife and a mom. The Father, in His awesome way, has shown me that I've been sitting on my hands a little. Doing the "when" game. Well, whining actually. When will I be married? When will I have children? When will I..... Fill in the blank. Reading through Isaiah, the Father spoke to me through the words in chapter 54

Isaiah 54
The Eternal Covenant of Peace
1 “Sing, O barren one, who did not bear;
break forth into singing and cry aloud,
you who have not been in labor!
For the children of the desolate one will be more
than the children of her who is married,” says the LORD.
2 “Enlarge the place of your tent,
and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out;
do not hold back; lengthen your cords
and strengthen your stakes.
3 For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left,
and your offspring will possess the nations
and will people the desolate cities.

4 “Fear not, for you will not be ashamed;
be not confounded, for you will not be disgraced;
for you will forget the shame of your youth,
and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.
5 For your Maker is your husband,
the LORD of hosts is his name;

I realized that God has given me the opportunity and the ability to be a "mom" to the youth, my friends children, my patients and my Maker is my husband. He showed me to start putting my money where my mouth is, so to speak. He also revealed to me the loneliness I feel will not go away with marriage. I will pretty much be as "miserable" married as I am single. Husband won't fix it. So Jesus is growing me and stretching me to be content in Him and Him alone. It's a hard lesson, but I'm learning.