Do's and Don't of Singlehood!

DO's:

1. DO REALLY GOOFY, IRRESPONSIBLE (YET CLEAN) THINGS WITH YOUR GAL PALS. Ellen, Sarah, and Pamella-remember our 2 AM stroll down Tennessee Street to Waffle House?!?!

2. Get off your couch, stop eating stale Dorito's and go for an ADVENTURE....and do it with a PURPOSE to glorify God in it. Work at an all-girls summer camp where your 6th grade girls turn you into a "Barbie doll"? Live in a village in the Andes and poop in the bushes for a summer? Work at an orphanage in a third world country? "Oh blah blah blah I'm not cool enough-" um, no. Shut it. God's gift of life is too precious to waste, and when you're unspoken for is the best time to do such things.

3. Remember that God's timing will work out in the neatest and most random way possible. You cannot plan romance to happen-and it's just part of the story of God's plan for you in the kingdom.

DON'T

4. Place your value on your relationship status. Having someone doesn't make you any more or less valuable, it just means that there are seasons for everything. Remember that God has a special purpose for your life right now, one that does not involve a partner. Just like a bride has to prepare before she can see the groom on her wedding day, God has special preparations before you can meet your man!

5. Be bitter towards those in love. Realize that they're probably jealous of you in some way or another so it all evens outs in the end, and let their love be a reminder of the one God will have for you when the time is right.

6A. Think that your man will be perfect. Are you perfect, Little Miss??? NO. So don't hold him to unrealistic expectations.

6B. Settle. Please, please don't. The wait is worth it for a good one (and notice I didn't say perfect, because those don't exist.) Wait. The wait is soooooooooo worth it. Please wait.