Ecstatically Single

Hey, guys, it's the third of February, and guess what that means?  Yeeah, eleven days until Valentine's Day!

Uh huh, you better believe this important announcement belongs on "Ecstatically Single." Because it's not just a couple's holiday anymore. I revolutionized it. :D

 Never thought much of the day, until a couple years back, when God started teaching me about His awesome love. He planted the thought in my heart: "Who says it has to be a celebration of love between a man and a woman? Isn't God's love much greater than any other existing love?"

Then He began to bring names to mind. The first year, it was mostly single women that I knew whose husbands or boyfriends had left them, or died; or girls my age who were hurting. I could imagine how hard the holiday was for them, and asked God to show me how I could point them in His direction.

On Valentine's Day, my sis (God bless her for supporting my random schemes) and I snuck out at 5:00 a.m. and played Santa Claus, minus the soot-filled chimneys. We actually put together a system: one of us would sneak up to the target house (bewaring of yappy dogs, creaky doors, and scare-the-devil-outta-you motion lights) and hang a gift bag (containing a mugful of candies, a box of chocolates, or a  luxury bath set, along with a verse about God's love) on the doorknob; while the other one drove around the block, prayed, and tried to look normal, waiting for the phone call signalling, "Mission accomplished" or "I need a ride outta here fast."

It was amazing. God blessed people through it. Some people couldn't figure out who had done it, and they called my mom. "You won't believe what I found in my mailbox; I can't figure out who did it." Mom, bless her heart, was like, "Really? That's strange ..." :)

 I've been doing it ever since. Not sneaking out at 5:00 a.m., but making Valentine's Day into a special day of spreading God's love and being a tool that He can use to encourage those who are hurting. I pray that God will lay the people on my heart that He wants me to minister to, and how I should do it. And then the shopping ... Shopping's cool, period; but shopping for this whole scheme is a BLAST!

My Sunday school teacher and I also started a Valentine's Party at our church along the same lines. It's not designed to be a romantic night out, but a time that we as a church can invite the people we  care about in for a fun night with good food, games, and a solid message about God's love for them.

Well, how 'bout it? Why don't we switch this thing up? No waiting around for a dozen red roses from some unknown admirer this year; no feeling sorry because I can't wear a pretty dress while holding a gorgeous guy's hand. Let's think beyond that, and spread God's love: the love that is always sufficent, the love that never stops.

Hugs,

Jenn

XOXO ;)

P.S. Stumbled across this video on Youtube ... They nailed it.