Happy in the Will of God

Each has his own gift from God, one person has this gift, another has that. —1 Corinthians 7:7

In the will of God, marriage is an incredible gift, to be received with joy and thanksgiving and to be used for His glory. Likewise, in the will of God, singleness is an incredible gift, to be received with gratitude and to be used for His glory.

In his classic chapter on marriage, the apostle Paul cautions against striving for a gift or a calling other than that which God has entrusted to us. He exhorts us not to seek to escape from binding circumstances or to insist on having a gift God has not chosen for us: “Let each of you remain in the situation in which he was called” (1 Cor. 7:20). The issue is not our marital status or station in life but rather choosing to live in that state in union with God.

Paul sets forth the principle that what matters most is not whether we are married but rather the will of God. What state has He called us to be? What gift has He given us?

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Singled Out for Him: Embracing the gift, the blessings, and the challenges of singleness ©2023 Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth

Scripture taken from The CSB