There's this thing where preachers ask singles to come for prayers to "break d yoke of singleness", is that even Biblical? Is singleness a curse? Was Jesus not single? Was Paul not single? Did God not deliver Israel by Miriam whose marital status was irrelevant? Do they not understand I Cor. 7? Those evenings that Jesus spent visiting Lazarus his friend, surely, He could have spent one of them casting out the demon of "singleness" from Mary and Martha, two grown women living with their brother! There's no stigma to a child of God, single or married.
When will God's people recognize the freedom that Jesus paid so dearly to give us? When will we realize that Kingdom living frees us from our cultural bondage, fears and our caste system?
As in other things, singles must trust God, stay busy, & stay away from fearmongers who look for enemies where there are none. If God brings you a mate, praise Him. If not, don't spend whatever time He's given you chasing after another human being. Marriage is not the Pearl of Great Price. Jesus is.
He just might surprise you.
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