1 Corinthians 7:25-31
Now concerning the unmarried, I have no command of the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy. I think that in view of the present distress it is well for a person to remain as he is. Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek marriage. But if you marry, you do not sin, and if a girl marries she does not sin. Yet those who marry will have worldly troubles, and I would spare you that. I mean, brethren, the appointed time has grown very short; from now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none, and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no goods, and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the form of this world is passing away.
Homily:
I have been single and I am now married.
There is an abundance of joy and sorrow on both sides.
I understand the sentiment in the above passage. Because the expectation of joy is higher in marriage, the drop into sorrow is steeper.
Whether you choose to stay single or get married, converse deeply with God about it, and make sure you fully own the choice. If you feel unsure, stay as you are until you can own the choice. That is the only way to find balance through the peaks and valleys that will come.
Single or married? It is your choice.
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NICE ADVICE SIR.
Being single and married
I don’t know why there’s always abyss of uncertainties.
When I was single i always narrowed most of my challenges on the fact that it because am not married and now that am married I always feel, I would have achieved certain goals in life if am still single
THE BALANCE IS DIFFICULT TO UNRAVEL