32 I want you to be free from the concerns of this life. An unmarried man can spend his time doing the Lord’s work and thinking how to please him. 33 But a married man has to think about his earthly responsibilities and how to please his wife. 34 His interests are divided. In the same way, a woman who is no longer married or has never been married can be devoted to the Lord and holy in body and in spirit. But a married woman has to think about her earthly responsibilities and how to please her husband. 35 I am saying this for your benefit, not to place restrictions on you. I want you to do whatever will help you serve the Lord best, with as few distractions as possible.
36 But if a man thinks that he’s treating his fiancée improperly and will inevitably give in to his passion, let him marry her as he wishes. It is not a sin. 37 But if he has decided firmly not to marry and there is no urgency and he can control his passion, he does well not to marry. 38 So the person who marries his fiancée does well, and the person who doesn’t marry does even better.
39 A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. If her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but only if he loves the Lord. 40 But in my opinion it would be better for her to stay single, and I think I am giving you counsel from God’s Spirit when I say this.
Tori's Comments:
Hey! This applies quite nicely to me.
Singleness sounds so nice to me right now, worrying about relationships just seems so...unnecessarily stressful at this point in my life.
Hey! This applies quite nicely to me.
Singleness sounds so nice to me right now, worrying about relationships just seems so...unnecessarily stressful at this point in my life.
Terrie's Comments:
Once again I say that we put too much pressure on people to be married or to be in a relationship. We should be placing our efforts on being interested in where people are at in their relationship to God instead of in their relationship with others.
Once again I say that we put too much pressure on people to be married or to be in a relationship. We should be placing our efforts on being interested in where people are at in their relationship to God instead of in their relationship with others.
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