Our special guest this month is Nancy Alcorn. Nancy is actually the reason that I am writing today. Eighteen years ago when I first moved to Nashville, I wrote an article for a church magazine about her organization Mercy Ministries of America. She was in the middle of writing her autobiography Echoes of Mercy and after she read my article asked me if I would come help her finish her book because she wanted it to read like the story I had written. I had never written anything more than songs in my journals and poetry about old boyfriends. But that opportunity changed the course of my life. And I am forever grateful. I wanted you to meet an old friend as she shares with us her story….
What are the ways that you experience the most joy in being single?
Not only have I learned that God is more than enough as previously mentioned, but I am able to be accessible and flexible when God needs me to reach out to someone or has a particular assignment He wants me to fulfill. There is also joy for me in knowing that I can pull away and spend time with God without the guilt of taking time away from my husband. As a single person, in reality, Jesus is my husband and that means He is the Provider - the One I share everything with and the One I am most intimate with, and there is tremendous joy in knowing that His Word is always true and will never disappoint.
What do you feel like God has revealed to you about himself that you might not have discovered if you had been married?
If I had been married, I probably would have taken advantage of the provision of my husband. As a single person, I have had to lean on and rely on and come to know God as Jehovah Jireh, my Provider. Not only have I had to lean on Him for provision for me personally, but also for that of a growing and ever-expanding ministry outreach. I also believe there is a deeper deposit of God’s Word in my heart because of the additional time I can devote to reading and studying His Word because I live alone.
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