For some, living alone feels peaceful and manageable. For others, it feels lonely and disorienting. Whether you’re single by choice or due to circumstances like divorce, death, or a delayed season of marriage, the Bible offers you more than a label —it offers you hope.
Let’s begin here: You may feel alone, but you are never truly alone. Psalm 62 reminds us to rest in “God alone.” That word—alone—is often used negatively. But here, it’s beautiful. “Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him” (Psalm 62:5, NLT). God is present with the single, the divorced, and the widowed. He’s your refuge, your rock, and your safe place.
The Bible consistently reveals God’s heart for the most vulnerable: widows, orphans, the poor, the outsider. But pain often surrounds singleness, especially in the wake of divorce. Divorce is deeply wounding, yet not without grace. Scripture doesn’t condone mistreatment or abuse, nor does it shame those who’ve experienced brokenness. God’s hatred of divorce (Malachi 2:16) is not the same as hatred of the divorced. God hates the sin at the root of a divorce, but He doesn’t hate you.
In fact, Jesus meets broken people with both truth and tenderness. He told the adulterous woman, “Go and sin no more”—not “Go and wallow in shame.” He restored Peter after his betrayal. He moves toward, not away from, those crushed by failure.
For anyone who lives alone, singleness is not a problem to be solved—it’s a calling, a season, and often a gift. Paul even writes, “I wish everyone were single, just as I am” (1 Corinthians 7:7). Not because marriage is bad, but because singleness can offer undivided devotion to the Lord.
Both marriage and singleness are sacred callings. Marriage shows Christ’s love for the church—a covenant marked by commitment. Singleness shows the church’s love for Christ—a devotion marked by sufficiency in Him. We need both pictures to understand the gospel fully.
Your relationship status does not define your identity. You are not incomplete. Jesus is your completeness. He is your home. Wherever you live, home is where the heart is, and your heart belongs with Him. Single or married, find your refuge in God alone. Fix your heart on Him. That’s where home truly begins.