Dear Present Moments,

I often would imagine myself in a place much like the fairytale princess we read about in books or watch in movies. I would be surrounded by fairies and animals, dreaming of the day that a handsome prince would come rescue me from the evil witch or queen who desperately wanted me dead. I would be watching from my high window in the castle, expressing my emotions and dreams through song. Actually, that wasn’t me, but rather almost every other girl that I knew. 

I was a little different. I didn’t want someone to rescue me, but rather come alongside me as I worked endlessly practicing with my bow and sword fighting, preparing for a battle to save my family from some evil ruler who enslaved all under his power. Thinking back, I often envisioned myself dressed as a boy, which would have been a questionable back in the Robin Hood days, so that I could blend in and learn from all the other men fighting for their freedoms. Then a random stranger would come into our camp, who unknowingly hid his identity as a prince, so that he could find refuge for his own life. I have never been one to sit around waiting for someone to rescue me. I would rather work together towards a better future and goal.

Are you waiting to be rescued from your entrapment of singleness?

If you are, you need to start adjusting your vision and what you’re focused on? I can’t tell you how many hours I wasted dreaming of my future partner. Rather than wasting my time fantasizing about my Prince Charming, I wish I had given Jesus full rein over my time? 

Your single state may not be permanent, but it was NEVER intended to be a comatose state. We are not “Sleeping Beauties” until our Prince Charming arrives and whisk us off to his shiny new castle. This is an illusion often used by the world to defraud women (to deprive them of something by deception or fraud).

This is the time to develop long-lasting skills and spiritual habits that will help you even after you marry. Is there an opportunity for service that you have avoided because you can’t give up your place on the castle wall looking for your knight? Is there an application for a summer ministry waiting for you to fill out? The more we wait to do ministry, the harder it will be to actually be able to do it, because time brings more and more distractions. 

So, don’t waste your time waiting for your future Prince Charming. Get busy with what God has for you to do. Go volunteer for that ministry you have been putting off and maybe do that missions trip you have been eyeing. Don’t wait a moment longer.

                                                                             Until next time,

                                                                             Tami