I'm single.  Big deal, right?  Trust me, I know.  It's not the end of the world.  If anything, it's more like the beginning of a journey, but sometimes I feel like I'm out there all by my lonesome.  And when I sat down at the movie theater for the newest adaptation of "I am Legend," I felt it would be funny to remake the movie again, but with the working title, "I am Single."  Here is the famous quote...remade for my enjoyment.

Adapted from recent movie remake "I am Legend"
"My name is Robert Morton.  I am a single man living in Mishawaka.  I cannot make a commitment to be somewhere everyday, when the sun is highest in the sky, but I'm at both Grace Church and my apartment quite often.  I am broadcasting over the world wide web.  I can provide food.  I can provide shelter.  If anyone is out there...please, You Are Not Alone."

Seriously though, why is the single world so lonely?  The world is flooded with billions of individuals currently living without a significant other.  Singles come in all ages, shapes, sizes, and colors.  They speak all accents, languages, and dialects.  No two are exactly alike, but the singles bracket is so well represented, we should never really feel alone.

...And yet, we do.  (Or if I'm honest to myself...I do) 

This single thing is hard, I get it.  I'm only 23 and already, I get sick and tired of it.  Do I like her?  Does she like me?  Is this a date?  Oh, the questions just ruin the everyday routine of a single life, don't they?  You know, I have days where I wake up to a monotonous routine during which my only human contact is with coworkers and Jr. High students.  I work, I eat, I meet, I greet, I laugh, I smile.  Then, I find myself in the shower at the end of the day, realizing that if all my days were as such, I'm never going to meet a woman.  I may be surrounded with countless numbers of people every single day, and have countless wonderful moments with each and every one of them, but in the dating sense, I'll be as alone as Robert Neville in New York City. (I am Legend, again.)

Well, I don't want to be alone.  Now, I'm not wanting a wife tomorrow, nor anytime before the good Lord sees fit (and I truly submit to His perfect timing), but I do not want to find that my daily activities actually serve to push myself further into a reclusive single-ness.  If you don't know me or can't tell, God did not make me with a reclusive personality.  I am most often boistrous, energetic, a bit loud, kinda fun, and sometimes even funny.  To think that my daily living might be actually showing signs, though faint, of bland routine, is quite torturous for me.  It is my daily goal and striving to approach each day with a boistrous, "Bob-like" attitude about both the blessings and trials the Lord has set before me.  And despite my frequent disagreements, one of the largest blessings I experience is that of my singleness.  I wonder if anyone else can relate to being blessed through single-ness.  I hope so, or else I'm writing this series in vain. 

So, over the next few days, we're going to look at a few life/scripture principles that have to deal with our lack of spouses.  We'll have some fun, learn some lessons, and maybe even grow a bit closer to the men/women that God has us to be.  We'll dive into subjects such as the benefits to being single, raising our significant other standards, and how to make it clear that your "other" isn't your #1!

Let's see how this goes...together.

You Are Not Alone,

Bob