PIDGIN BEING SINGLE!

1 Korintians 7:32-37

'And I nor wont make anytin trobol una. Man wey neva marry, make e dey do tins wey go make Christ happy for am. But man wey don marry get plenty tins to worry about. E go must worry about tins for dis world, bikos e go wont make belle dey sweet en wife, so e go dey tink about difren tins. Woman wey neva marry dey only tink of how to make belle sweet Christ. Dat time, dia body and mind dey pure. But woman wey don marry dey worry about dis world tins, bikos e wont make belle sweet en husband. Wetin I dey tok na for una own good, nor bi to make una slave. I wont help una to dey live betta life and to love Christ pass any oda tin. But if yu get patina and yu nor fit kontrol yorsef, den make yu go marry. Nor-tin dey bad for dat one. But e betta, if yu fit kontrol yor body sey yu nor won marry naw. '

 

 

The wahala of single life! To marry or not to marry — na serious matter today! People dey misunderstand wetin Bible talk about staying single or getting married, but Paul clear am for verses 7-8: 

“I wish say everybody go be like me. But everybody get him own gift from God — one person get this kind gift, another person get that one. To the single and widows I talk say: e good make dem remain single like me.” 

Paul mean say some people get the gift of singleness while others get the gift of marriage. As Paul no marry, e no get the stress and wahala wey follow marriage and family life. He focus all him energy to spread God Word. 

Singles na people wey no get husband or wife — whether dem never marry before, don divorce, or even widowed. Bible no give one rule say everybody must marry. E only teach say make every person find out wetin be God will for him life. For some people, na marriage. For others, na single life. 

Paul talk say single man or woman fit face God matter without distraction because married person get many responsibility wey fit divide attention. 

For church today, singleness dey look somehow. How many singles don hear church people ask dem, “Where your husband?” “You never marry?” “When you wan marry?” or “Wet you dey wait for?” Sometimes e dey pain because people go even do program only for couples or families, forget singles like dem no important. But most of Paul message na to encourage the unmarried. Married or not, our main purpose still be the same — to serve and honour God and to serve others. 

But if person dey desire to marry, e no bad o! 

God create man and woman to complement each other. Proverbs 18:22 talk say, “He wey find wife don find good thing.” But at the same time, when marriage scatter, e pain because e miss God original plan (Genesis 2:18). 

Make nobody force you to marry or to remain single just because of wetin people talk. Ask God to guide you about marriage and give you the right person. 

E no wrong to want marry, but make we no forget say singleness fit even be protection from bad marriage. Many singles wey dey wish for marriage fit thank God later say dem no fall into problem marriage. Proverbs 21:9 warn am say e better person dey single than to marry somebody wey no love God, dey cheat, dey beat, or dey neglect you. Some people don rush marry because of pressure and now dey regret. 

Bible call singleness gift because e give person more chance to focus on God. But world go talk say na mistake or problem — dem go blame your attitude, look, or behavior. 

Make we no make singles feel say dem need husband or wife before dem complete. True completion na only for God hand. Marriage no be final solution — God na the answer! 

Marriage sef na big gift from God. Proverbs 31:10-12 talk say, “Better wife, no who go find am? Her value pass gold and diamond. Her husband trust am well well, and she dey bring him good all her life.” Amen! 

If God no dey the center of our life, and we just dey look for husband or wife to fill that space, the marriage go fail because two self-centered people go just dey find fulfillment for each other instead of God. 

Make God dey the center of your life. Pray make He give you bone of your bone and flesh of your flesh (Genesis 2:23). Then together, joyfully serve am! 

REFLECTION QUESTIONS

- You dey see singleness as gift or as burden? How your view take match Paul teaching? 

- How you fit use your season — single or married — serve God well well? 

- You don ever feel pressure from culture or church to marry? How you take handle am? 

- Wetin you fit do this week to draw nearer to God, no matter your marital status? 

PRAYER: Papa God, thank You say You don show me say my value and identity dey inside You alone. Whether single or married, my purpose na to glorify You and serve Your Kingdom. Make my joy and satisfaction rest only for Christ as I surrender my desire to You. I know say You alone dey enough for me. In Jesus name, Amen. 

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