I recently spoke with several single friends and colleagues who shared their frustration at the state of the dating pool. Some of them had thought they found their person, only to get rejected by the person. Others have simply stopped dating altogether after racking up more rejections and disappointments than they can count.

All of them expressed discouragement and confusion by what seemed like relationship dead-end after relationship dead-end. But, what if their dead-ends… were actually detours? And, what if those detours ended up saving them from a future they would regret? In God’s hands rejection is often protection. Let’s talk about it.