Our Value Part III- A bit of a frustrated rant

Well, I mentioned that I had an unexpected visit last night. My brother, Byron, pulled in at about 11:30 pm last night. We talked till about 1:30am, and I got to sleep at about 2:30 am... let me tell you that waking up to have breakfast with him before he continued his journey was difficult, 7:30am felt like 5:00am! I am not used to late nights anymore. But, it was really nice to see him again... I hadn't seen him since Christmas, December 27th to be exact! He went to the Philippines to do missions, and just got back on the 16th of April. I am definitely praying for him, for wisdom, strength and direction. I wish I would of taken a picture to commemorate the visit!
Anyway, part three of my four part series! haha

I mentioned my singleness earlier. It has been interesting seeing how people have treated me as a single man in my mid 20s, especially as I have moved around from place to place the last few years. It has been kind of frustrating, because every time I move to a new place, like when I went to Bible College, then to Regina, then to work at camp, then to Trinity Western and finally here, every time I moved people would say, “Jadon, I am so excited for you. I have this feeling that you are going to find the woman of your dreams in Regina or Langley, etc.” In the Christian culture I find that people are led to believe that they are not as valuable if they are single! This is such a lie! You even look in churches. There is a Young Adults group until 23 years old, and then young marrieds, and then singles who are above 30 years old… what about those of us who are still single at 25… we do not fit and everyone is trying to find someone for us, or feels bad for us!

There is nothing wrong with being single! God has a plan for each one of us, and we are so valuable, whether single or not! I wonder if I would have went to Regina if I had met a woman at FGBI, or to Trinity if I had met someone in Regina or here now! I hate this concept of, “You’ll be OK, Jadon, you will find someone and then will be complete.” We are given the impression that we are complete when we find that special someone. I am more than OK if I am single, my value is found in Christ! Don’t get me wrong, I pray that God will bring the right woman into my life, but that cannot be where my value is found! I want to encourage you all, no matter where you are at relationally, not to put your value in relationships, but in Christ.

You are absolutely complete in Christ and have the power to walk in His truth by faith!

2 Chor 5:17 says “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!”

Nothing can increase or deplete our value!