Obviously marriage is a good goal to have. It is an institution created by God and commands regarding marriage are woven throughout Scripture. Scripture upholds marriage and experience reveals it is the norm for most people. But what can a woman do about a goal like marriage? Obviously we are dependent on our sovereign God to orchestrate the details of meeting a future husband. We must also wait for the mysteries of love and attraction to work in a man's heart so that he will propose - more evidence of the Holy Spirit at work. It can be tempting to be passive. But I don't think that passivity is a component of godly womanhood. This is what I will attempt to unfold in the coming days as we examine together what steps single women can take for marriage.

What will this look like? Well, I think we can find helpful counsel in the words of author Douglas Wilson: "[T]he time a person spends when he is single should be time spent in preparation for marriage. This is important even if he never gets married. This is because biblical preparation for marriage is nothing more than learning to follow Jesus Christ and to love one's neighbour. In other words, preparation for Christian marriage is basically the same as preparation for Christian living. Christians are to prepare for marriage by learning self-denial, subduing their pride, and putting their neighbour first."

Carolyn McCulley, 'Seeking Wisdom for a New Year', Solo Femininity