Advice
& help for single Christians
When
you feel loved, hardship is easier. And pleasing your partner
is to your advantage - because their happiness is your happiness.
There is no doubt that if you are not one of the few people
designed for a single lifestyle, having a partner can be a great
comfort and encouragement - though marriage has its own problems!
The
single person does not have the higher purpose that the married
person has in terms of a partner and speaking from personal
experience, this can make motivation quite tough. Just saying
your motivation is the Lord's work does not always help!! Working
hard and enduring hardships can seem pointless when you're single
- I know all about it:). The most important thing for a single
person to remember is the highest purpose of all - God - and
to stay focused and work hard where you're at, so that when
opportunity arises, it's ready to be embraced.
see
single as positive! - enjoy now and reach your potential!
Many married people never have a chance to properly develop
important characteristics as their stability and confidence
becomes tied up in their partner early on. Meeting your
perfect partner unprepared or too early is not desirable so
single is the best time to develop character and confidence.
This is the time to improve all areas of your life by effectively
communicating with as many different people as possible!
and
last . . .
Rarely
can someone delight in the Lord when their whole being desires
a partner and sometimes it can seem like a slap in the face
to suggest they should. But it's often the gripping desire that
actually stops us from receiving what we want in life - not
just with relationships. And it's never because God doesn't
want us to have good things. The old cliche is "you don't
give a Ferrari to a ten year old". A certain knowledge
and stability is required to drive the car and get the most
from it. It's the same with a job, and a more importantly a
partner. God doesn't give his children gifts the're not ready
to handle. Instead he chooses to ride the storm with us, giving
us only what we need. Although sometimes very painful, it's
often when we give up the fight and our desires to him, that
we begin to relax, start looking outward, and generally without
realising it become more trusting, attractive, stable and ultimately
ready for bigger things.
You
will notice that the rest of the world gets what it wants, when
it wants - and God always makes an example of this - a price
is always paid. Any kind of riches outside the kindom of God
goes bad on us eventually. There is no substitute for recieving
things at the right time so we should hand our desires over
to Him!
The
Bible on single Christians...
use
your time and freedom to serve God, I Corinthians
7:29-31, TLB.
"The important thing is that our remaining time is very short
and so are our opportunities for doing the Lord's work. For
this reason those who have wives should stay as free as possible
for the Lord; happiness, sadness or wealth should not keep anyone
from doing God's work. Those in frequent contact with the exciting
things the world offers should make good use of their opportunities
without stopping to enjoy them; for the world in its present
form will soon be gone."
both
marriage and singleness are gifts from God. I
Corinthians 7:6-7, TLB. "I'm not saying you must marry,
but you certainly may if you wish. I wish everyone could get
along without marrying, just as I do. But we are not all the
same. God gives some the gift of a husband or wife, and others
He gives the gift of being able to stay happily unmarried."
The
Lord is a never failing friend, Deuteronomy
31:8, NIV.
"The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will
never leave you nor forsake you.
bereaved?
Do not be discouraged.
When lonely because someone you love has died, God is with you,
Psalm 23:4, TLB. "Even when walking through the dark
valley of death I will not be afraid, for You are close beside
me, guarding, guiding all the way."
If
parents reject us, God never will, Psalm
27:10, TLB.
"For if my father and mother should abandon me, You would welcome
and comfort me."
God
will never leave us orphaned. John 14:18,
TLB.
"No, I will not abandon you or leave you as orphans in the storm
- I will come to you."
We
are never totally alone, Hebrews 13:5, NIV.
"God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake
you.'"
For
those that desire a partner . . .
God
has a mate for you,
Genesis 2:18, TLB.
"And the Lord God said, It isn't good for man to be alone; I
will make a companion for him, a helper suited to his needs."
Ask
the Lord for a mate, Proverbs 19:14, TLB.
"A father can give his sons homes and riches, but only the Lord
can give them understanding wives."
God
will give you your heart's desires, Psalm
37:4 and Matthew 6:8, TLB.
"Delight in Lord first Then He will give you all your heart's
desires." "Remember, God knows exactly what you need before
you ask him"
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