WH Church Family,

     We are almost to the end of our series, “The Table!” Our hope is that you’ve been challenged, encouraged, and blessed by God’s Word as we’ve talked about different life and relationship stages.

     In our last session together, we talked about true contentment in Jesus alone and what that looks like for a single or dating person; though the truths we discovered are applicable to all. Remember that we highlighted “What we Need and What we Don’t” by unpacking Philippians 4:8-13. If you missed it, we’d love for you to check it out on the website (whillschurch.org).

     As promised, I did want to take a few moments here to address any questions that came up from Sunday’s message. Funny enough, there was only one question, but it was a great one!

     Ultimately, this question is about God’s timing. When we ask it, we are hoping that we don’t miss out on two things: 1. God’s plan for our next step, and 2. A loving relationship. This can create a lot of fear and anxiety causing us to make no decision at all.

     I tend to believe that God is sovereign. If He wants to bring someone or something into our lives, it’s going to happen. Our mission is to listen to His Spirit and act on what we know at the time. Sometimes we are so afraid of hypotheticals that we miss out on reality. If God speaks to you through open doors, dreams, people, passions, prayer and especially His Word and tells you to go somewhere, GO! As a Christ-follower, our first vow is always to Jesus. If we accept His Salvation, He’s the one who gets to call the shots. If He’s making it clear that He desires to move you to a new place, trust Him because He knows what’s best. It can seem scary to follow Him, especially when you may be moving away from someone you could see yourself with. But if that is the person God truly desires for you, He’ll weave your stories together once again. If that person is not who God wants you to pursue and He in fact does want you to date and marry someone else down the line, I believe He’ll bring that person into view.

     On the flip side, if you haven’t heard from God and haven’t gotten clear direction on where He may want to send you, live in the moment, pray and keep your eyes open. If you do meet someone, be honest with them about the uncertainty of your life and how you wish to serve God above all. Make it clear that you want to honor Christ with your decisions but also honor them as someone you’re dating. If you’re both still cool with pursuing a relationship under the assumption that God calls the shots; go for it! You may find that the move you thought might happen never did and God was able to grow a really cool relationship in the mean time.

     All in all, we are called to trust God, act on what we know, and listen to His Spirit! A great example of this is found in the story of Ruth in the Old Testament. Consider reading it and notice her faith even in the midst of massive transition. I hope this answer was helpful.

Blessings,

Parker