Lady in Waiting: Lady of Diligence, using your free time to serve God

LADY OF DILIGENCE – 

 The perfect time to make the most of every opportunity is while you are single.

“Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.” Ephesians 5:15-17 (NIV)
The perfect time to make the most of every opportunity is while you are SINGLE. This is because “The single woman can be involved in the Lord’s work on a level that a married woman cannot because of the distractions and responsibilities of being a wife and mother.

Ironically, some single women can be so distressed by their single state that they become emotionally more distracted than a wife and mother of four children. 
 According to John Fischer, "God  has called us to live now. He wants us to realize our full  potential as a man right now, to be thankful about where we are, and to enjoy it to the fullest."
Ruth was willing to use her life working diligently at whatever her Lord called her to do. She refused to be paralyzed by her lack of a Husband or a mate.
Serving God brings so much Joy, an inexpressible Joy but people who are not involved in serving the Lord can never experience this joy.

Are you busy serving Jesus during your free time, or do you waste hours trying to pursue and snag an available guy? Ruth was a widow, but she did not use her time sponsoring pity parties for all unhappy single women to gather and compare the misery of datelessness. When she and Naomi moved back to Bethlehem, Ruth did not waste a moment feeling sorry for herself. She went right to work. Instead of being drained by her discouraging circumstances, she took advantage of them and diligently embraced each day.
I don’t know about you but I am challenged by Ruth not to waste time anymore.

LET’S PRAY

Father I thank you for challenging us through the life of Ruth who did not waste time feeling sorry for herself as a widow but she did her work diligently.  Lord help us to open our eyes and see that the harvest is plenty but the laborers are few.  May we seize the opportunities that come our way so that we may joyfully serve you.   In Jesus Name. Amen.