According to Paul, it is better not to marry at all b/c when you marry, you are faced with many other worries. He says that an unmarried person only has to worry about his/her individual devotion to God; whereas, a married person is also drawn to the things of this world in order to please their spouse.
Thus, it is better for us not to seek marriage. However, if we come across someone who temps us (i.e. premarrital sex), we should marry that person in order to resist temptation. It is better for us to marry, then to risk suffering God's judgement; though, our spouse should be Holy. Once married, you should not divorce yoour spouse; yet, if you do seperate, you should not remarry.
Either way, we should not be searching for a spouse. We should cherish our unmarried lives, remaining completely devouted to building our relationships with God because he sacrificed a lot for us, and he is deserving.
Conclusively, we shouldn't worry about getting married. Work hard to focus on what you are called to do on this earth, but don't become obsessed with it's beauty. Remain faithful to God. If you can't help yourself around someone, then marry that person and protect your soul from God's ultimate judgement.
...Just know that when you leave this world, you can not take them with you.
~T$ God Bless
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There's this daily devotional that I read every morning when I wake up, and it always starts off with a verse. Turns out today's verse is Corinthians 7:33, one within your title. This is amazing to me how this devotional and your blog are based on the same verse, on the same day. I What a God thing. Anyways, here's the message:
ReplyDelete"Paul writes, 'An unmarried man can spend his time doing the Lord's work and thinking how to please him. But a married man can't do that so well. He has to think about .... how to please his wife' (1 Cor 7:32-33). Gayle Urban tells of browsing in a bookstore and discovering a shelf with reduced-price items. Among the gifts was a little figurine with a man and a woman, their heads lovingly tilted toward one another. 'Happy 10th Anniversary' read the inscription. It appeared to be in perfect condition, yet its tag indicated 'damaged'. Examining it more closely, she found another tag underneath that read 'Wife is coming unglued!'
When you marry somebody, you marry everything he or she is and everything he or she has been through. It's a package deal! And if you ask God, He'll give you the grace to minister to your mate. You may not see immediate change. It takes time for even a small cut to heal. But if you allow Him, God will give you the oil of compassion and the wine of love to pour into his or her wounds. Never become so spiritual that you become unavailable. Your first calling is to your mate and your family. Your priorities should start there, then spread to your career, your vocation and other pursuits. Paul says, in effect, 'I release those who are married from the level of consecration I expect from those who are single, so that they'll be able to spend time working on their relationship.' You say 'But I need to spend time with the Lord.' That's true, and the Bible doesn't release you from your responsibility to God; it just sets some priorities. You're called to serve the Lord - and your mate."
Other related verses:
Hosea 11-14
Luke 2:34-40
Ps 21
Pr 14:17-20
*God bless