Is there a man for every woman?
Hey folks!
This blog is in direct response to a few anonymous comments left on my previous entry. And to answer that question in the title: no!! Not every man and woman in the world will marry, but that doesn’t make them any less of a man or a woman. In fact people who don’t marry often have more time to dedicate to the Lord than those who are married. People who are married are obligated to spend time with their spouse obviously. On the other hand though, some people have no desire to get married and spend their life with just one other person.
Will I ever marry? I believe my God is a just God, a kind God and a caring God. Therefore I conclude that my God would not tease me by giving my heart an overwhelming desire to get married, if it was not in His will. He would not give me overwhelming desires that He will not fulfil. God will fulfil ALL the desires of your heart, the bible says. So, I believe that one, I will have the wedding I have always dreamed of. A wedding where God smiles down on myself and my husband to be, watching as we promise to have a God-centred marriage. The bible talks about how two people are better than one, I really believe that relates to marriage too.
Marrige is a beautiful thing, but so is singleness. Single and waiting, is what I am, but I do not spend all my time just waiting around. I get on with life, do what needs to be done and continue to serve my Lord in any way I can. I have not put my life on hold to wait for my husband, nor do I advise that anybody does. That's just a waste of precious time!
peace
girl in the single lane
posted by single and waiting @ 12:58 AM
3 Comments:
At 2:23 AM,
Anonymous said…
Just a couple comments to make. I believe you will most likely get married and there is nothing wrong with your desire to get married. However God doesn't tempt us, as it says in James 1:13 "When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;" Also God does promise to give us the desires of our heart, but only if those desires are righteous, I'm not saying that your desires are anything but that. Just think its a bit of a general statement to say he gives us them all and it could be taken wrong. 1 John 5:14 "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us." (NIV)
At 2:26 AM,
Anonymous said…
Didn't mean to finish there. Just meant to say I hope you do find the person God has for you and, as I'm sure you now realise, it isn't always easy to tell if its the right one. So I hope things go well for you and that God leads you to the right man.
At 4:30 PM,
Portrait of Peter said…
Again how I like your title "Is there a man for every woman?"
I have often thought that myself over the years - I say to myself - that the woman destined for me -
must have dementia - for she continues to remain invisible to me!!
Am I guilty of evil thoughts - when I think such things - is a yearning to be like so many other people - who have a wonderful partner?
If I am guilty - then I am only human and my heart is perhaps even more guilty for its yearnings - for it is the part of me - that is alone.
Whilst my heart may say one thing, my mind may say the opposite in that I am not alone in this world for there are far more than I who are equal in their search.
My searchings may not materialise and my destiny may be of remaining single in life -
God has the answers and my head bows in prayer - he is the guide that I must follow.
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