In today's society, it seems like people are constantly seeking relationships or hook-ups or are somehow ashamed of being single. I am here to tell you that I am in no way, shape, or form ashamed to be single and you shouldn't be either. I am in my second year of college, and I know plenty of people who attend my small Christian university who are soon-to-be engaged, already engaged, or married. There's absolutely nothing wrong with being in a serious relationship in college, but that's not the point of this article. What I want everyone to know is that it is okay to be single!

If you're single, know that your relationship status does not define you. A lot of times, we look for value or worth in who we are dating when in all reality, we should find our identity in who God says we are and who He is. We don't need a significant other to complete us because the truth is that we are all SO broken, but Jesus makes us whole. It is because of who I am in Christ that I am able to say that my heart is happy being single. In this season of my life, I enjoy every little bit of time that I get to spend with my God. I love pursuing intimacy with Him. I love talking to Him and diving into His word. I love spreading the good news of the gospel to anyone who will listen. I love serving Him through various ministries and mission trips. I love being an ambassador for Christ and spreading His love to everyone I meet.

I am perfectly content where God has me right now, singleness and all. I think that once you are able to be content wherever God has placed you, you will find pure joy. Honestly, nothing can bring you more joy than pursuing a relationship with the Lord. No guy or gal that you pursue or that pursues you will ever bring you the amount of delight that pursuing God and being pursued by Him will. Sure, we all dream of having a family one day, and we may even imagine a white picket fence in our future, but the reality is that the only thing that can make us truly happy is the Lord. All we need is Him. I am a firm believer that having a relationship with God means that you could have absolutely nothing in this world, but you could also simultaneously have everything because you have Him. I may not have a boyfriend, but I have the love of the Lord, and that is more than enough.

So yes, I'm single, and there's nothing wrong with that. It doesn't change who I am because, at the end of the day, that is just my relationship status. My true identity is found in who God is and who He says I am, not in who I'm dating. And that is exactly how it's supposed to be.