NO LONGER LONELY: JUMPING FOR JOY!
But the righteous will be gladH8055 and rejoiceH5970 before God; they will celebrate with joyH7797. Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds—His name is the LORD—and rejoiceH5937 before Him. A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation. God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
Psalm 68:3-6
H5970 עָלַץ ʻâlats, – a primitive root; to jump for joy, i.e. exult:—be joyful, rejoice, triumph.
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible
God is a Champion of lonely people, especially those bereft of nuclear family. He cares for those whose fathers have died and those whose fathers are absent even if they are still in the home. He takes up the cause of the widows, those whose husbands have passed away, and we believe those who have been abandoned by husbands, i.e. divorced not by their own choice. He takes those of us who are single and creates families for us in atypical ways. Case in point: Susan and I are a “family” of two. We are not related by blood, but we are sisters in Christ. We call ourselves “chosen sisters” or “bonus sisters”. God chose to place us in each other’s lives, knit our hearts together in His love, move us in as roommates, and form us into a family so that neither of us would be lonely. We believe we were ordained to remain single to devote ourselves to the Lord as our first Love and priority. God’s tender care for those of us who could sulk in the displacement loneliness causes, brought us together to magnify our praise of Him. Susan has never been able to jump physically, but we jump for joy in our hearts! God provides for our every need, even the human need for the companionship of a sister, someone to share our highs and lows, our joys and sadness, our triumphs and our trials. We have the larger “familyship” of all believers, but God knew we needed a special family to share life with daily in our home. Our covenant before God is to live as sisters for the rest of our days.
Are you lonely? God is with you always, but if you need a person with skin on to be with you, ask Him to provide for that need. However, be prepared for the fact that it might be a brother or sister or a child who needs a godly influence rather than a husband or wife. Singleness is not a curse. In fact, it can be a great blessing when used to bring glory to God if He has given you the ability to remain single (1 Corinthians 7:32-34). Again, seek the Lord concerning marriage and trust Him to direct you. Our prayer as young women was, “Lord if there is someone out there with whom I can serve You better, show him to me. If not, then give me the grace to serve you wholeheartedly in my singleness.”
Father, we thank You that even though You chose for us to be unmarried, You gave us each other as bonus sisters. You have shown us we can serve You faithfully and effectively by working together in ministry and sharing a home as chosen family.
We can sing this to each other as sister/friends (Proverbs 18:24b): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgXEn0gKXUo