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| Beautiful but deadly |
In
1831, Moses Alexander, age ninety-three, married Mrs. Frances Tompkins, age one-hundred
five in the town of Bath, New York. It is recorded that the newlyweds were both
found dead in their bed the following morning. (True story as recorded in the
genealogical tables of the book, Kentucky Marriages, 1797-1865. These
facts were found in the book, 2201 Fascinating Facts by David Louis,
1983). Please excuse our morbidity, but it just goes to show, life doesn’t
always turn out the way we expect.
Certainly,
there are both advantages and snares of our human condition whether we are
married or “single-again” --divorced, widowed, or a single mom. Unfortunately,
many women dwell on all the negatives and in so doing, cause themselves plenty
of grief and anguish. If someone is married, single suddenly looks better. If
single, the desire to be married is of utmost importance always in front of
their minds. It reminds us of a spider’s web—spun from beautiful silk threads,
but sticky enough to instantly trap its prey. It looks good on the outside but
is deadlier than we expect!
Truly,
we have numerous opportunities to make the best of our single-again lives and
not be weighed down with why, why, why. There is a reason (or several)
for where we are right now in this season of life so, there is no need to
wonder if we have “missed” something better. We have not. In fact, it is up to
us now to unfold our lives exactly the way we want them to blossom.
The
Five W’s for Life
Stay
with us now and discover where this could possibly lead. One of the most
insightful books ever written about why we are here on this earth at this time
in history is The Purpose-Driven© Life by Rick Warren 2002, a New York
Times bestseller. As far as we see, it is filled with the who, what, why, when,
and where to give direction to all of our lives. Be sure to pick this up and
read, or re-read, it immediately.
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| Where will your path lead? |
The
major point made in Warren’s book is that if we are to find out how our lives
are following a certain path, discovering our purpose is the key and it “must
begin with God.” He created us and already had a plan for our lives before
we were even conceived. That is amazing!
“You
made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my
mother’s womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded
in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed” (Psalm
139:13, 16 NLT).
Those
are simply beautiful verses that clearly say the God of all creation loves each
one of us dearly. He cares about every little minute of our lives, every day.
Yes, we “hear” some who will say, “Then why did God cause my divorce?” The
important point is, He didn’t cause any of that. We, as humans involved in a
broken world, did. God never planned for our spouse to have an affair. Or abuse
us. Or abandon us. But He did carry us right through that awful time in our
lives. We know because we are here. God still loves us!
Blessed
We Are!
It’s
important we do not allow our shaded past to control what we do now. We have a
specific purpose ahead of us. Another chance. A great future. And the best
part: God is walking right alongside us showing us where to go and what to
do. Who is more blessed than us?
“…In
the same way, a woman who is no longer married or has never been married can be
devoted to the Lord and holy in body and in spirit. But a married woman has to
think about her earthly responsibilities…I want you to do whatever will help
you serve the Lord best, with as few distractions as possible” (1 Corinthians
7:34-35 NLT).
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