Asking The Wrong Question

I have been asking the wrong question and I think the answer that I have been giving myself was as wrong as this question. 

The question was: What if I never get married? What then?

On the surface there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with this question. I was encouraged to consider this question a few years ago and have been mulling over it ever since. But I think it is a wrong question. Why?

Recently I was up late thinking. In my half awake state I felt like this question floated to the top of my mind. Then God's thoughts started invading. What if I have been asking the wrong question? What if instead of asking what if I never get married, I asked what if God chooses that for His glory and my best that I remain single?  

It may seem like I'm asking the same question, but I realized a big difference between the two. The difference was who the focus is on. If I am the focus of my story then I will end up sad and disillusioned. But if I chose to make God the center of the story I end up satisfied in Him. 

It's like I'm on a stage. I can choose to run onto center stage and demand that the spotlights focus on me. But promoting myself and my supposed worth leaves me empty and hopeless. What if instead I went out on that stage, but let the light illuminate the True Center of this story? When I highlight His goodness and love and let Him be the center, lives change for His glory. This gives me peace and hope. 

I'm not perfect at this yet. I'm still learning to ask better questions and let God be God in all of my life. He is so patient and loving. He cares for me and loves me more than I will ever know. Living a life that is completely His and that honors Him is what I strive for. Living a life that spotlights Him is a worthy goal. 

Ultimately you and I are not our own. You are not your own. You were bought with a price therefore glorify God with your body. 

Let us strive today offer all of our ourselves as a holy sacrifice to God. For His glory and our greatest good.