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SINGLENESS AND MARRIAGE

Besides salvation, Here are some key suggestions for
the decision to any young single person wanting to
stay single or get give their life to missions:
married is one of
the most 1. Remind yourself that Jesus will
significant ultimately satisfy you ?
decisions you will marriage or singleness will not.
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make in your lifetime. This decision 2. If you?e convinced God has
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will impact every day of the rest of Photo by Zachary Nelson on Unsplash you in missions, don? date
your life! It will specifically affect people who are not headed the
your ability to participate in planting up settling for someone who is ?just same way.
a church in an unreached people/ not into missions.? Missions, and 3. Have godly leaders hold you
language group. the goal of making God?s name accountable in your time of
singleness.
great among the nations, ends up
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Either decision, remaining single or 4. Don? let the deception of
getting married, can be a godly and dying a quiet death whenever pornography take root in your
good one. Marriage someone settles for life. Accountability is key here.
is highly honored in that type of spouse. 5. Read biographies of
Scripture. It is Remember? if an missionaries and Christian
designed to reflect all-powerful God leaders who were single.
to the world God?s wants you to be Photo by Bethany Laird on Unsplash Heroes like David Brainerd,
sacrificial love for married, he will bring Gladys Aylward, Henry Martyn,
His bride, the it to pass in His good Mary Slessor, Amy Carmichael,
church. Similarly, timing. and the apostle Paul help us to
singleness is also Here is a word just see things outside of our own
highly honored in for the young men: It time and culture.
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Scripture, and single doesn? take much
people can reflect research to figure
the gospel in a way out there is nearly a
that married people 5-to-1 ratio of single
women to single
cannot. They can Photo by Taylor Hernandez on Unsplash
better focus their men going into
attention, energy, missions. Young
and devotion on men, if God has
loving and serving called you to
Christ. To put it missions, be brave!
bluntly, single people tend to Don? let the cares of this world, RESOURCES
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accomplish more, and more quickly lesser ambitions, even good things
than married couples do. Their (jobs, positions, a good woman who 1. Seven Myths about Singleness by: Sam Allberry
attentions are not divided the way a wants a ?good life?), keep you from 2. Whole in Christ by: David Platt, Grant
married person?s are. the best things. When your days are Castleberry, Jasmine Holmes, Brittney Lind
If God has laid on your heart to nearing their end, what a comfort it 3. Redeeming Singleness by: Barry Danylak
pursue missions, be wise! Too will be knowing you risked it all for
many young men and women end the King? while you were still 4. Not Yet Married by: Marshall Segal
young.