Comments on: Singleness Insight #3 http://imitatingjesus.org/2009/02/singleness-insight-3/ the blog of a disciple maker Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:23:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shara http://imitatingjesus.org/2009/02/singleness-insight-3/comment-page-1/#comment-651 Shara Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:35:27 +0000 http://imitatingjesus.org/?p=165#comment-651 You know, I never will forget the time I talked to my oldest daughter about maybe God has called you to be single. She freaked out. I then realized the enormous pressure there is on young people to grow up, get married, have a family, and repeat the cycle to grand babies, and so on, even my youngest has started this behavior. I said to her how do you know that God has not called you to be single. She is 8. I believe he calls someone to be single early. You can serve better when you do not have a family to distract you from your father's business. I believe there are people called to be like Paul and that God will be the everything they need as he should be with all of us. I can only hope that people will listen to the Lord when he calls them instead of doing the PC thing to please mom and dad. You know, I never will forget the time I talked to my oldest daughter about maybe God has called you to be single. She freaked out. I then realized the enormous pressure there is on young people to grow up, get married, have a family, and repeat the cycle to grand babies, and so on, even my youngest has started this behavior. I said to her how do you know that God has not called you to be single. She is 8. I believe he calls someone to be single early. You can serve better when you do not have a family to distract you from your father’s business. I believe there are people called to be like Paul and that God will be the everything they need as he should be with all of us. I can only hope that people will listen to the Lord when he calls them instead of doing the PC thing to please mom and dad.

]]> By: Mark http://imitatingjesus.org/2009/02/singleness-insight-3/comment-page-1/#comment-647 Mark Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:34:23 +0000 http://imitatingjesus.org/?p=165#comment-647 Its funny - I was just reading 1 Cor 7 this morning. Its true that there are churches that have an unspoken rule that you must have a wife and she must be willing to do all the things that you do in ministry for you to be a successful pastor/minister/whatever. Its a killer on marriages. And its a killer for people just trying to serve the Lord in singleness. Preach on brotha! Its funny – I was just reading 1 Cor 7 this morning. Its true that there are churches that have an unspoken rule that you must have a wife and she must be willing to do all the things that you do in ministry for you to be a successful pastor/minister/whatever. Its a killer on marriages. And its a killer for people just trying to serve the Lord in singleness.

Preach on brotha!

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