Well readers..... it was time for something new..it has been awhile since I interviewed a blogger or someone in the kingdom of God, so I am super excited to be bringing you "Liv Migenes," The author of Single daughter Serving! Today we teamed up with some questions for her to answer , we are going to learn about her and we are going to learn how God is moving in her life. Aren't you excited? If you feel that you have more questions for her, listed below will be her contact info. So, Go right on over and message her from one of those links. Let's get started...!
1) So, What would you like the world to know about Liv
Migenes?
I’m a 30-something year old single
woman who loves to encourage other single women. (I hate talking about myself
and would much rather talk about God lol).
2) In what ways has Gods teachings helped you?
It’s helped me in many ways but the main two would be to know
the difference between the world’s lies and His truth as well as knowing that
I’m not alone in my thinking. I’ve written about the women in the Bible and
although they lived thousands of years ago, I can see myself in them. Like
Leah, I long to be seen and loved. Sarah gives me hope that nothing is
impossible for God, not even my love life. Every thirst that I have much like
the Woman at the well can be quenched by the love of Jesus Christ. Without
God’s Word and the ways His Spirit has ministered to my heart, I know I would
be in a dark, hopeless place in my life. Much like these women, after
encountering Him, my life was never the same.
3) What inspired you to start Single Daughter Serving?
I didn’t start out with the intention of writing about
singleness. I realized it was a real need when I would see other blog posts
about singleness and the specifically the comments from other singles that seemed
rather bitter. They were being transparent about waiting on God and how
difficult it can be. I wanted to write a response to them and that sparked my
first blog post about singleness called Why You Aren’t Single (Even If There’s
No Ring On Your Finger).
As my writing changed and I wrote specifically to singles, I
knew that I needed to change the name of my blog. There are three main
categories that I try to write about:
singleness – our hopes, doubts, fears, lessons learned in the waiting, and more;
daughter-hood – who were are in Christ and how our value does not come from our marital status;
servant-hood – Jesus was the ultimate Servant and as single daughters we need to realize we can serve where we are.
singleness – our hopes, doubts, fears, lessons learned in the waiting, and more;
daughter-hood – who were are in Christ and how our value does not come from our marital status;
servant-hood – Jesus was the ultimate Servant and as single daughters we need to realize we can serve where we are.
SDS (single daughter serving) is targeted toward 20- 30-something women like myself who
are letting go of what they thought life would look like and in exchange for
God’s plans, which are bigger and better than what we thought they could be.
Even if we don’t know what our lives hold in store, we can trust the Creator
who promised in Jeremiah 29:11 that He is for us and He plans to bless us with
a future and a hope.
4) Singleness.... it isn’t bad but it teaches us the process of
waiting..... What has God taught you along the way?
He’s taught me so many things and that is definitely reflected
in what I write about. I have a teacher’s heart so once I learn something, I’m
writing about it! For those who haven’t read my posts, I’ll share some things
here:
1. Barren women get to sing. God hasn’t
forgotten you! It certainly may seem
like it when the years are passing by and you see your friends and family
members getting married. Honestly, I still feel a pang in my heart when I see
engagement photos on Facebook but I can be happy for them rather than let
jealousy consume my heart. God promises that the barren woman will sing and her
spiritual children will be more in number than any amount of physical children
she can have. If you’re still single,
who are you disciplining and mentoring?
2. His grace is sufficient. Singleness can be
difficult so much so that it can seem like a thorn in our side. We want God to
take it away and don’t understand why He won’t. Just like He said to Paul, His
grace is sufficient for us. When we start believing that we need more than what
He did for us on the Cross, those feelings of disillusionment, bitterness,
frustration, and anger will start to eat at us. We’ll compare ourselves to our
sisters in Christ who are getting married and seem to have the Instagram-perfect
life. God wants our eyes upward and our hearts set apart so that we can listen
to His still, small voice.
3. We need community. Singleness can be
lonely but that doesn’t mean we have to be alone. It’s so important for
churches to support their single members and it’s important for single women to
support one another. If there’s not a single’s women study group at your
church, think about starting one. Too often, I’ve heard women say they feel
like the main focus is on married couples and families. For the single woman,
family is going to look different and that’s okay. When His mother and brothers
wanted to speak to Him when He was speaking to the multitudes, He said, Who is
My mother and who are My brothers? And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples
and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! For whoever does the will of My
Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother” (Matthew 12:46-50).
5) What is something that God has placed on your heart that
you would like to share with everyone?
God is good.
It may seem simple but our actions will reflect what we believe.
If we don’t believe God is good, then we’ll try to take control or we’ll
compromise our beliefs because we think life is passing us by.
This world is so broken and God has put you on this earth for a
reason. First and foremost, we’re to worship Him. Secondly, we’re to make
disciples and share the good news of His love. This can be scary especially for
introverts like me but God will use the gifts He’s given you and the person He
created you to be and use that for His glory. You may not be a Corrie Ten Boom
or an Amy Carmichael but God isn’t asking you to be. All He’s asking is for a
willing, obedient heart.
Don’t get caught up in what the world says you should have. You
must purpose in your heart to be like one of the virgins who had oil in her
lamp and kept it burning throughout the night for her Master.
6) How do you deal with staying focused in Christ and
putting things aside?
I don’t always do the best job at
this. I go through times of spiritual thirst because I’m not being committed to
spending time with God. Bad habits are easily formed and extremely hard to
break. I’ve dealt with believing that I’ve messed up too many times and He
would not give me another chance. There are times when I’ve pushed away because
I’ve believed lies or spent so much time on social media, I was too tired to
spend time with God. I know I can never
claim to be a perfect Christian and my writing transparently shows how I’m not.
At one point, Jesus poses a question to the disciples that we all have to
answer: Who do you say that I am? (Matthew 16:15).
Feelings often take us where we don’t
want to go but we don’t know how to control them. I’ve let my feelings take me
down dark paths to anxiety and depression over my singleness. All of a sudden,
I found myself crying or waking up in the early morning hours. It was such a
difficult time but God was faithful to take me out of that valley.
If we exalt anything above Jesus,
we’ll get lost. Our hearts are prone to idolatry if we’re not carefully
vigilant as to what we worship and make a priority. God has especially been
tugging at my heart when it comes to social media. I can spend hours on
Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest and open up the apps on my phone whenever
I’m bored. God has been telling me to dive into the Word but I haven’t always
been obedient. It can be pretty scary because if I’m not obedient, I can miss
the blessing.
7) What and how do you get inspiration for your blog
post? Do you ever find it hard to write?
Inspiration can come multiple ways. Sometimes it is in response
to something I read from another blog post. Other times it can come from a
question I pose on social media. I’ve been blessed to have readers who have
e-mailed me and have been really transparent with what they’re going through
and so I’ll write something for those who may be going through similar
situations. One example is a post I wrote called Never Been Kissed for single
women who have never been in a relationship or kissed a man. I wanted to
encourage them that they should treasure their purity and not be quick to give
away their bodies or hearts to just anyone.
I tend to meditate questions that I
have and see how God will answer them. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about finding
purpose in singleness and how we can use our lives to glorify Him.
8) Finally, what are some ways you deal with your insecurities
and what advice do you have to give?
Malika: YALL!!!!!
Thank you so much for reading, thank you for taking the time to read this post! I pray that you were blessed and you recieved a word from this post. Thank you for taking the time do read this post ( ONCE AGAIN LOL)! What word do you have in your heart from reading? I hope you are just inspired as you are today and tomorrow and forever! God does not limit his love. He is strong and forgiving and just. He loves you just as he made you. Don't compare yourself. Don't judge yourself. Be comfortable in your single seasons and note that it is a blessing and a lesson.
Contact Liv Migenes :
Website: www.singledaughterserving.com
Pinterest: https://www.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/
E-mail: liv@singledaughterserving.com
Worship Music:
House Fires III - Build My Life
Kristine Dimarco- Take Courage
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