Seriously Single

Today I was running and suddenly thought about my future husband and I suddenly got very excited. I don't know if you've ever thought about the spouse you may meet (or maybe I'm just a bit weird that way!) ? 
I thought how much fun it would be to take photos together, go Christmas shopping with him, even run together. But here's the thing- often we're so excited about being in a relationship that we forget what an important time of your life being single is. I once watched a YouTube video about how being single is such a convenient ministry time. When you're married, your priority ministry is your wife or husband and your kids, but when you're single, you're priority ministry is the WHOLE WORLD. 1 Corinthians 7:32-34 says, "I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs—how he can please the Lord. But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife— and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband."
When you're single, there are so many ministry opportunities and often we don't see it like that. For example, if you feel going to China for a missionary trip, it's so much easier to do when you're single as you don't have to stress about your partner or who will pick up your kids from school and so on. Even Paul said, "Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do." (1 Corinthians 7:8)
Now don't get me wrong, I am not encouraging you to stay single your whole life and invest in 27 cats or anything. God loves relationships, I mean the Bible is filled with some of the most romantic love stories of all time, like Adam and Eve, Boaz and Ruth, and ultimately, Jesus and all of us (we are the bride of Christ after all). Genesis 2:18 says, "The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
God loves love and if His plan is for you to have a partner, that's AWESOME! But, what I'm trying to get across, is if you're single, don't let that get you down. You should try to be so secure in Christ that you don't need a man or woman to make you happy. After all, is God not the best partner you could ever ask for? He will always encourage you to do your best, He will never leave you and He will love you NO. MATTER. WHAT. 
Here's my challenge for you, if you're single, instead of being bummed and thinking about how lonely you are, try and grow stronger with God (read the Bible, pray, go to church or speak to a mature Christian) and look for and partake in the ministry opportunities you may not be able to do when you're no longer single! And just wait, if God desires for you to have a partner, He has an AMAZING one in mind; one that will be worth the wait.
Then, if you're in a relationship, remember that God should be the center of your relationship, then it will prosper beyond what you thought was even possible. Have devotionals together, pray together and remember that there are many ministry opportunities for you as a couple. I've seen tons of Christian power couples that are taking the world by storm!

Hope this helps, God bless <3

P.S. If you're a single female, I strongly encourage you check out Woman Alive in Christ on Facebook, it's seriously inspirational!