Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Singleness is a blessing too

1 Corinthians 7:32-35 MSG
I want you to live as free of complications as possible. When you're unmarried, you're free to concentrate on simply pleasing the Master. Marriage involves you in all the nuts and bolts of domestic life and in wanting to please your spouse, leading to so many more demands on your attention. The time and energy that married people spend on caring for and nurturing each other, the unmarried can spend in becoming whole and holy instruments of God. I'm trying to be helpful and make it as easy as possible for you, not make things harder. All I want is for you to be able to develop a way of life in which you can spend plenty of time together with the Master without a lot of distractions.

1 Corinthians 7:7 MSG
Sometimes I wish everyone were single like me—a simpler life in many ways! But celibacy is not for everyone any more than marriage is. God gives the gift of the single life to some, the gift of the married life to others.

True happiness comes from following the Word of God

Psalms 119:1-2 ESV
Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord ! Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart,

Psalms 119:18 ESV
Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.

Psalms 119:28-29 ESV
My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to your word! Put false ways far from me and graciously teach me your law!

Psalms 119:36-37 ESV
Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain! Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.

Psalms 119:50 ESV
This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.

Psalms 119:65-67 ESV
You have dealt well with your servant, O Lord , according to your word. Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments. Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word.

Psalms 119:60, 69, 71 ESV
I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments. The insolent smear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep your precepts; It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes.