I believe these are some keys:
1. Trust
�Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways, acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.� -Proverbs 3:5-6
One of the difficulties and rewards of waiting on God is learning to trust Him. It takes faith to believe that God knows the path I take, and He wants what�s best for me. I can�t look at someone else�s life and say, �God, why do they have it, and I don�t?� I don�t live their life. God gives me what He knows is best for me, not them.
2. Contentment
�Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am in, therewith to be content.� -Philippians 4:11
When we think, �Oh if only I had this or that, then I�d be content,� we don�t realize that contentment is a choice, an attitude that we choose. It is saying �I will willingly take what God gives me today as enough for me, and let Him decide what He will give me tomorrow.� If I�m not content when I�m single, I won�t be content when I�m married.
3. Focus
"Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord; for He shall pluck my feet from the net.� -Psalm 25:15
You can�t focus on two things at once. As long as our focus is on Jesus, �the things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and Grace.� When Christ called Peter to climb out of the boat, and walk toward Him on the water, he was safe as long as his eyes were on Christ. Once he looked at his surroundings, and the storms that lashed out in every direction, Peter began sinking down into the water. When we take our eyes off Jesus, and put them on the trials and storms of life that surround us, we start sinking down into despair and discouragement.
�Be Thou my Vision O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.
Thou my best thought by day or by night.
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.�
Waiting on God is a daily journey.
Even after I�m married, I will still be on that journey, because learning to trust God is a lifelong process.
So why do I not date?
Because I believe God has something far better in store for me.
And until He chooses to give it to me, I will be
�A Lady In Waiting.�