1 Corinthians 7:32-35 - "But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:"
1 Corinthians 7:8 - "I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I."
Marriage is a very selfless thing. The two people in the relationship must devote a lot of time and efforts toward their spouse in order to make it work. It's not about the single person anymore, it's about furthering and bettering their relationship with their spouse. Because of this, God gets put on the back burner a lot of the time. The single person no longer has the time that they did to serve God. Instead, they are forced to split their time between God and their spouse.
The laws of marriage simply does not allow for the type of devotion that God deserves. In Ephesians 5:22, God says, "Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord." When God gives us the blessing of marriage, He intends for us to be fully submitted to our spouse as we are towards Him. This doesn't mean to be like their slave, but to consider the other person when making decisions, take care of them when they are sick, be on their team when times get tough, and all the things that we expect a spouse to do. Marriage is meant to provide a help meet for a person. Someone that can be there to help, love, and support one another. God wants a lasting marriage of love, laughter, and joy, which can be found when the two people are fully committed to their marriage, but this type of devotion unfortunately takes a large amount of time away from our walk with God.
Due to the time that marriage takes away from a relationship with God, God says in His word that it is good to be as He is, unmarried. Now, He doesn't mean that He wants us to stay unmarried forever. God loves marriage. He created marriage to bring two people together, so that they may have someone to share our lives with. God has someone for each person, but He wants us to be fully devoted to Him while we are waiting on that person to be shown to us. We can have a great relationship with God as a married person, but it is much easier to have that great relationship when we are devoted to solely God. We should cherish and take advantage of the time that we have as a single person to fully devote our lives to God while we can. If we have a good relationship with God while we are single, we will have a better relationship with our spouse one day because it will be through the love of God.
Don't waste your time being down about being single, it's the perfect time to get down on your knees and pray.
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