My List in No Particular Order:
1) I love eating my meals whenever I want, whatever I want, and in no particular order. ie. Cheerios for dinner, liver and onions for lunch, dinner for breakfast etc.
2) I always wonder what it is like to come home everyday and most likely know you have little hope of a moment alone. (depending on your situation) I love being able to retreat with no explanations.
3) I enjoy being able to fast, pray, and read my Bible by my schedule. I don't anticipate being able to maintain this schedule married and then with children.
4) Similar to reason three I don't anticipate being able to continue my current pace in the areas where I serve the body of Christ. Though I am not sure that I would mind giving up some things for more time with my husband I may miss some things terribly too.
5) All the habits I take for granted now like what I do, or do not watch on TV, music I enjoy, when I do my chores at home, and how I do things in my regular routine (pay bills, go to the grocery store, go to the gym, violin practice at home etc) are all up for grabs as another person comes into the picture. Being a HIGH D creature of habit I am ecstatic to think of these happier times when I don't have to compromise with someone else on these habits on a regular.
Now mind you, I could get into a lot more detail but these are just the things that come to mind readily that I think about all time. Things that I believe are good solid reasons to rejoice in being unmarried in Jesus. All the time, there is just this constant barrage of melancholy from unmarried Christians about all the fabulous reasons they want to be married and hate being single. I wanted to give a few reasons to REJOICE in being single for the time in which we are called and return the focus to where it should be for any unmarried Christian... the things of the Lord (1Corin 7:32)... not in languishing about not being married. I hope this little list of mine encourages someone and if you can think of anything else...again please share! God bless!
I love Cheerios
ReplyDeleteVery Interesting being single is a wonderful thing and I am happy at being single in the Lord also.But I must say that there is a built in mechanism that tells me to be united with someone as the Lord leads me too.Marriage is an intergral part of me as the promises of christ to us to be united with him as his bride who waits for her husbandman.The church and Jesus Christ.
ReplyDeleteI agree. The Bible clearly states in the book of Matthew and 1 Corinthians that everyone is not called to be married but for those who are not they have special grace to endure being single. Personally I don't worry about it either way because I have nothing to lose in preparing for marriage because that is simply striving to mature in Christ. However for the record, and I think I said this in the blog, I do want to be married one day. Until that day comes...thoroughly enjoying being single :-) Thanks for your input!
ReplyDeleteThat's true of what your stating I understood your blog! I was just giving my personal dialog toward being married as a buitl in mechanism that I have as I grow in the Lord.
ReplyDeleteoh LOL. Got it. Question for you...so you see this desire to be married as a "built in mechanism," do you think if someone doesn't desire to be married as a Christian that it's a issue? Just curious...
ReplyDeleteHey sis...just seeing this....but just wanted to give a response in the form of my personal example .....me and Mrs.C share something now that we didn't before.......when we got together I noticed she was one of those people who could find joy in a quiet night under her blanket with what some people call.......A GOOD BOOK!......WHAT?!?!?!......I could never grasped how that brought people joy because I'm not a reader...throw on a movie or watch a game At the bar with the fellows ...Dave chappell or yrs ago a x-box game...that was my entertainment ......but read a book....eewwww!!...lol.....BUT!......I still however grew into finding joy in watching her find joy in it...so I wouldn't try to interfere or stop her from reading....eventually to make a long story short....I bought us both tablets( her a nook tab and me a kindle fire)....and guess what....I'll be dog on.....we have begun to read together....and better yet ...of all books....our beloved HOLY BIBLE...in which for me I have attempted to read on my own like a hundred times since I was a teen and I have never had more fulfillment than now......in relation to just a few of your reasons she was able to maintain her joys without having to change because she is now married ..I guess my advise for anyone is to find someone who finds joy in watching your joy...not just what they gain joy in from you........now the kids issue is another thing....yes they will take everything from u....DIDNT I TELL U TO CLEAN YOUR ROOM...HEY STOP FIGHTING....NO U CANT GO TO THE MALL TODAY...OMG! SOMEBODY GET THE BABY OUT OF THE FRIDGE...GOT THE FRUIT TRAY ALL ON THE FLOOR.....LAWD LAWD LAWD!!!.....LMBO!!
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Lol Bro that is so funny at the end! Thanks for the wisdom. I think you are correct. For some things anyhow ...it will be interesting to see how things pan out when that time comes. I'm praying I can be flexible!
DeleteGreat post Keiko. I concur on all points.
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