Single People, This Chapter Is For You
About this episode
This episode discusses the importance of personal development during the season of singleness, referencing 1 Corinthians 7 for guidance.
Day 140 Today’s Reading: 1 Corinthians 7 The second most-important decision we can make is deciding with whom we want to spend the rest of our lives in marriage. The first is with whom we want to spend eternity. Because these decisions are important, God guides us through His Word to help us. Good news. If you’re single, today’s chapter is especially for you. What makes this chapter so important is that it doesn’t tell us what kind of person to look for, but what kind of person we are to be while we wait. God takes this season of waiting seriously and wants you to do that too. And He knows we have questions during this season: Will I be alone forever? I am so lonely, is there something wrong with me? Why does everyone else seem to have someone and I don’t? What’s crazy is that the early church had questions on the same topics. Paul provides answers here in 1 Corinthians 7. Look at these words in verse 1: “Now, getting down to the questions you asked in your letter to me” (MSG). Because of that verse we know chapter 7 will provide answers to their questions. I find it hilarious that their first question is the sex question: “First,” Paul continues in verse 1 (MSG), “Is it a good…
Topics covered
- singleness
- marriage
- Christian guidance
- waiting period
- self-improvement
- loneliness
Keywords
- singleness
- marriage
- 1 Corinthians
- self-improvement
- Christianity
- loneliness
- waiting
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: 1 Corinthians 7
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