Just as Paul told Timothy not to let anyone look down on him because of his youth, I tell you, do not let anyone look down on you because of your singleness. Those of us who are single can dedicate all of our time to the Lord. Those who are married cannot because their time is divided between the Lord and their spouse. Sometimes, married people or non single people, say the wrong things about us or to us who are single, being ignorant and insensitive to us. Some may claim that those of us who are single cannot hold an office(say in a church) as well as one who is married. They make excuses or weird claims like,"a single man will not be as accountable around women as a married man" or say something similar about single women. I tell you, that a saved single man who serves and loves the LORD with all of his heart, soul, mind, and strength is going to treat and respect a woman the same way a married person would who loves and serves the LORD.
While you are single you should pray that God puts people in your life to be your best friend, role model, and accountability partner and be humble enough to learn from them. If you are a man pray that God puts Godly men that are warriors of the Lord in your life and if you are a woman then pray that God puts Godly women of the Lord in your life for the same reason. This is for every bodies benefit, because you will learn things from each other because everyone has their own walk of life. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!” Proverbs 27:17 “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.”
While you are single you should pray that God puts people in your life to be your best friend, role model, and accountability partner and be humble enough to learn from them. If you are a man pray that God puts Godly men that are warriors of the Lord in your life and if you are a woman then pray that God puts Godly women of the Lord in your life for the same reason. This is for every bodies benefit, because you will learn things from each other because everyone has their own walk of life. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!” Proverbs 27:17 “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.”
Being a single Christian does not make you less accountable than one who is not. The married and the single Christian is solely accountable to the saviour, Jesus Christ, the Righteous Judge, the One who holds our fate. He controls our destiny not our friends or our spouses. He is the one who decides where we spend all eternity not a friend our spouse. Do not let a married person or non single person think of themselves more highly than you. Since you are single and love the LORD you can serve Him with your whole time, undivided, and are accountable to Jesus Christ, The Lord and saviour. Keep up the hard work both for the LORD and earthly matters. Only lead the life that the Lord has assigned to you, and to which God has called you. He works all things together for your good because you love Him and are called according to His purpose. God has chosen you before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before Him. In love He predestined you for adoption as a son through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of His will, to the praise of His glorious grace, with which He has blessed us in the Beloved. For you are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that you should walk in them. (Places to look; Romans 8:18-39, 1 Corinthians 7:17, 32-38, Ephesians 1, Ephesians 2) This is your time to do extended missions, learning, and hard core studying of your beliefs and theology, and more importantly building a closer relationship with Jesus and sharing Christ with others.
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