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Singularity

Tonight’s bible study was very interesting, even if I didn’t think that I would get much out of it. The reasoning, tonight’s discussion was all about marriage. For someone who is currently single, this discussion is great if I get married on down the line. But for the moment, it’s only good to place in the data banks and save for later.

Forward to a conversation near the end of the bible study. We are talking about how any of this applies to single people. I knew this was coming, but the answer was a little different than what I was expected. And the verses used to back this up surprised me as well. I had never really looked at it from this perspective.

I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord. But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife, and his interests are divided. And the unmarried or betrothed woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit. But the married woman is anxious about worldly things, how to please her husband. I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord.

-I Corinthians 7:32-35

Paul here is basically saying that if you can, don’t get married. Why? Because all of your focus is on God and not on any worldly things. Worldly as in temporal, since he’s saying that your mind will be on your spouse if you’re married. It’s not bad, it’s more your attention is split between God and your spouse. The interesting thing is what you can take away from this passage: focus all of your time on serving God while you are single. Not really revolutionary or anything, but the kicker is in the details.

Focusing your mind, body and soul on God will make you grow all the more closer to God. During this time, you might attract some attention, but for completely different reasons than most people are used to. Attracted to your devotion to God. I had never heard this passage spoken this way, and it completely blows out my mind that I never really got this before.

Now I’m not saying that you should just go out and serve God to hook up with someone. That’s not gonna work, since your heart isn’t in serving God and it’s more like you’re just looking to hook up with someone at your local church. And through serving God with all that you are, you’ll be blessed with how to also be spouse through selflessness. Truly serving God with everything you are will lead to God blessing you more than you can imagine.

I am ashamed that I am not able to locate the verse, and maybe someone can help me with it. The verse has to do with the rewards of faithfully being a servant of God and that He will take care of you. And we, as Christians, should know this to be true.

Lord, I pray that I focus my life, my being, my all on you for your glory. Everything else comes second.