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To The Single Girl This Valentine's Day

Jesus is my Valentine.

Kaylee Wagstaff

Feb 13, 2017

University of Alabama Birmingham

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To the single girls this Valentine's Day,

Valentine's Day is upon us once again. With this day comes the constant reminders of your singleness. All day long there are cute couples exchanging gifts or posting pictures and you might be wishing you had a Valentine as well. You may be feeling lonely as you see what your friends are doing with their significant others as you enjoy a pint of ice cream and Netflix. This is the way that I felt on Valentine's Day in the past when I didn't have a Valentine. This year, that has changed.

This year as Valentine's Day approaches, instead of focusing on my singleness and lack of love coming from a boy, I focus on the unfailing love that I receive daily from my savior Jesus Christ. This love that comes from Christ is the only unfailing and completely perfect love out there. This love caused God to send Jesus to die for my sins and the sins of the whole world, but the story doesn't stop there. Yes, this love and mercy erased my sins and allows me to be with Jesus, but it does so much more as well.

This love is with me every day for eternity. It supports me and is there for me unconditionally. Jesus is always there to help me through anything, and he remains even when I don't love him as I should. That is truly, unconditional love. With a love like this, how could I not be content with just that? The answer to this question is that the world constantly tells a lie that in order to be happy, you must be dating someone. Don't get me wrong, having a loving and God-centered relationship is amazing and marriage is a great thing, but those things are not what bring joy and fulfillment.

True joy and fulfillment come with a relationship with Jesus Christ. Even though I have been a Christian for most of my life, this fact is something that I only recently believed. It took me going through a hard break up to realize this. It took going through that break up to understand how to lean on Christ and enjoy his love fully. Through doing this, I am fulfilled and filled with joy. The joy that comes from Christ is not something that will be fleeting and can change based on people, but it will be there my whole life.

Even if I do find someone I love and have a Valentine next year, Jesus will be my first and best love. I know that he will always bring me the most joy. No matter where life takes me, Jesus will be my forever Valentine. I pray that you will find in a relationship with Christ the love and joy that I have found in mine.

Love,

Kaylee

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And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

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Email the professor

Attend the first class

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Remember that everything works out at the end

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