SO let's talk about marriage and what we think. I went to a wedding on Saturday, and now I've had weddings on the brain. So let's think about this:
a) Marriage is a reflection of God's love, and it is supposed to glorify HIM.
b) marriage is time consuming and takes us away from some ministry.
c) we're called to serve the Lord and make HIm known.
so would it be better for us to remain single and serve him more fully?
I don't know, I want a husband, I want that type of life, but I want to serve the Lord too. I mean I know ultimately if He wants me to be married I will be, I'm just mulling these things around in my head.
responses please...
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You know, Paul (in the Bible) shared a similar view with you...he said it was better to remained unmarried, because then you can be fully devoted to God in everything and free to follow Him...and if you are married you always have another person to consider when making decisions.
My view about marriage right now is that God is my King, and I want to be fully satisfied in that. And if God brings me one of his princes, that'd be great. But if He doesn't, that's ok too because I'm filled up with His love and it is more than I could ever need.
I don't know. I mean God saw Adam in the garden of eden, and saw that it was not good for him to be alone. But this is even when He and adam lived in perfect community. And think about it loneliness isn't a sin, so could adam have been lonely even with God RIGHT beside him? I'm ready this book that talks about this, and when I first read it, it was shocking to me. Lonely with God right there with you? But then i continue reading his book, and he talks about how community is spiritual life. and again I was like, no it's just a part of it. But he points again to this part in Genesis where God was sitting there iwth Adam, and still thought there should be someone else.
Interesting huh?
I think you have to look at the Bible as a whole...some people got married and it was pleasing to God, other's didn't and it was pleasing to God. There isn't a formula for all of us, we are all different and some of us will get married and some won't. Honestly, I am leaning towards I'm one person who may not get married....do you think that makes me less of a follower of God? Of course not, but I hate how much not only our culture, but also the church, pushes us to find true love here on the earth...because God himself states that not everyone was made to be married. I want to be complete whether or not I get married.
You should read Brian G's note on facebook about love, I found it very inspiring!
I'm reading "Lady in Waiting" and it is rocking my world, I totally think you should get it! love you,
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