Perspective

As I came home from the grocery store the other day and was trying to lug in all of my groceries, I suddenly felt very tired of being alone.  Now, I generally try not to think about things like this, and I'm chalking this feeling up to the fact that I just wanted someone else to carry the groceries for me (they were particularly heavy that day).  But then I started to think about it a bit more.

Accepting that the Lord's promise is true, that all righteous people will have the opportunity to be married in the next life so they can achieve the highest degree of glory, then really, this life is the only time out of all eternity that we have to be single.  So instead of complaining about it, I should just continue to carry in my own groceries, enjoy it and give thanks for this extended time to be alone, to figure myself out, to learn about the plan of salvation, and to strengthen my relationship with my Saviour.  And whenever the time comes for me to exchange the blessing of being single for the blessing of being married, I'm sure I will enjoy that as well.