😏Hey there!
Alright, I'll be throwing it all out. No matter whom you are, where you live or what age you are, the idea of finding your future spouse is a topic that never seems to leave the conversation. The focus on marriage is something that’s shoved down our throats from the time we are in our teens. And while it may seem innocent and fun, the pressures put on us in today’s culture to get married is overwhelming and harsh.
Alright, I'll be throwing it all out. No matter whom you are, where you live or what age you are, the idea of finding your future spouse is a topic that never seems to leave the conversation. The focus on marriage is something that’s shoved down our throats from the time we are in our teens. And while it may seem innocent and fun, the pressures put on us in today’s culture to get married is overwhelming and harsh.
People act as if life cannot be fulfilling while you are single I often wonder why? I mean what’s so bad in staying unmarried? Paul was unmarried, mother Teresa was unmarried, Jesus Christ the son of the living God was unmarried and yet they fulfilled purpose. Though i am not yet married, I would rather encourage you not to get married just because you have people pressuring you to do so.
Don’t get me wrong, am not against marriage, marriage is incredible! But I would encourage you to wait until you are fully ready {divine instruction from God} rather than jump into something you don’t have a peace about. There is so much you can experience during your time of singleness. Embrace it. As stated by one of jarred Wilson’s article he said;
“Being single isn’t a disease”
I totally concur. Being single or unmarried is an opportunity to grow, learn, and experience life in a way that you can’t once you are married. Don’t let anyone tell you differently, and don’t let your married friends allow you to feel inferior just because you don’t have a man or woman by your side. If you are single, you’re just where God wants you to be, And until He prompts you otherwise, don’t stress out about your current relationship status. Don’t let your singleness hold you back from accomplishing great things. And don’t let the consuming topic of marriage ruin what God has in store for you right now.
I’ll make an attempt to state out four biblical facts you probably ignored or didn’t know, I promise not to explain further so I wouldn’t be accused of twisting the word to suit this teaching, read and let the word itself grant you understanding;
1. Don’t worry your head or let people pressure you into getting married. Read down how Jesus in Mark 12: 20-25 answers this mystery on the seven brothers;
“...Jesus answered and said to them, “Are you not therefore mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God?. For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven”.
2. Don’t let anyone trick you into thinking being single is a flaw,infact it saves you from a lot of troubles, read down Paul’s advice in 1 Corinthians 7:28
“but if you do marry, you do not sin [in doing so], and if a virgin marries, she does not sin [in doing so]. Yet those who marry will have physical and earthly TROUBLES, and I would like to spear you that.”
So there you have it, again calm down, God is at work.
3. Singleness is a gift, so cherish while you’re still at it. Apostle Paul had this to say in 1 Corinthians 7:7
“For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper GIFT of God, one after this manner, and another after that.”
4. Don’t let anyone make you think being single is inferior because you actually do better. 1 Corinthians 7:38
“So then he that gives her in marriage does well; but he that gives her not in marriage does better.”
I am not against marriage, am just against you using it to try and solve your loneliness problem. Marriage does not solve loneliness; it only exposes it, enjoy your singleness and get a life of your own.
Until next post, yours sincerely
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