Did you know that this week is “National Singles’ Week”?
Believe me, until recently, I didn’t even know this was a thing!
When a podcast host recently told me that National Singles Week has been around since the 1980s, I couldn’t help but laugh. Sure, we might have National “Donut Day” or National “Dancing in the Rain Day”, but a whole week to celebrate single people? That was new to me.
And yet, the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. Because singleness, though often overlooked, is definitely something worth celebrating.
When the apostle Paul wrote to the church in Corinth, he said something that continues to stun us centuries later. He said:
“To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single, as I am” (1 Corinthians 7:8, ESV).
In fact, Paul went even further than that, proclaiming:
“I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord” (v. 35).
In Paul’s eyes, that was the greatest “advantage” of singleness–you can have undivided devotion to the Lord.
If we’re being honest, Paul’s words can feel quite radical. Marriage and family have always been seen as the norm, even the expectation. Anyone who is longing for marriage might even feel “behind” on life.
So why would Paul say that it’s better to remain single?
Because you have more time for God.
If you are single, your unmarried season is not something to endure. It is not the “in between time” until your “real life” begins. You are not a problem to be fixed.
And in this unique chapter of your story, you have something married people don’t: more time. More space. More freedom to offer Jesus your full attention. Your season of singleness is not a curse—it is a gift.
Does that mean you will never marry? Of course not! Who knows… You might be married in twelve months’ time. But even if that day comes, this present season still matters. Right now, God is shaping you. He is preparing you. He is inviting you into a deeper intimacy with Him—an intimacy that singleness actually makes possible.
So, as we celebrate National Singles Week, I want to shift the narrative.
If you are single, I hope you feel celebrated. I hope you feel encouraged. More than anything, I hope you feel love.
Because the truth is, as single Christians, we do not need to be fixed–we need to be unleashed.
Blessings,
