Loveleaf

Marriage is a beautiful desire, but it should never become a reason to postpone your purpose. Here is why women should continue pursuing their calling, gifts, dreams and God-given purpose while waiting for marriage. There is nothing wrong with desiring marriage. For many women, becoming a wife and building a loving, healthy and God-honouring marriage is a genuine dream. You may desire a good man, a caring husband, a peaceful home and a family of your own. And you deserve a fulfilling marriage. But there is another question worth asking while you wait: What is your purpose beyond marriage? What are you becoming as an individual? What has God placed inside you? What gifts, abilities and passions have you been given? And perhaps most importantly: Are you pursuing your purpose while waiting for marriage? Marriage Is Not the Beginning of Your Life One of the dangers of making marriage the centre of your life is that you can unconsciously begin treating your single season as a wa...

There are moments in life when you observe patterns that make you pause and reflect. One pattern I have noticed over the years is what often happens after significant relationships come to an end. I have seen people whose marriages or long-term relationships ended, and afterward it seemed as though they lost momentum. In some cases, their confidence declined. Opportunities became fewer. Their influence appeared to diminish. Even among public figures, you sometimes notice that after a separation or divorce, one or both individuals struggle to maintain the same level of visibility, success, or impact they once enjoyed. Of course, every story is unique. We should never assume we know what someone is going through based on what we see from a distance. Life is complex, and relationships end for many different reasons. Yet these observations continually remind me of a timeless principle found in Scripture. God's Wisdom Was Never Meant to Be Ignored Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 says: ...