| SINGLES CELEBRATING JESUS!! Ephesians 6:5: Servants obey in all things your masters according to the flesh. Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God. |
| FAVORITE LINKS ROMANCE WITH WOLVES FALSE ASSUMPTIONS LOVE, SEX, RELATIONSHIPS ALTERNATE LIFE STYLE? HOPELESSNESS, DESPAIR |
| JESUS, OUR EXAMPLE When one thinks of the significance of the fullness of life modeled by Jesus it should encourage one to overcome the culturally reinforced notion of incompleteness that is often felt by single people. One of the key purposes of the incarnation is to show us what fulfillment of humanity means. The fulfilled humanity, which Jesus lived out, did not include sexual activity or marriage. Most single Christians are not only battling their own natural physical drives and desires, but cultural messages as well. Our society's current attitude to such drives and desires is that the only "healthy" thing to do is to find a sexual partner. It is sad to say that the church has not offered any real solution that satisfies the longing soul. At the heart of our creation as humans is the desire to be fully known and loved. God intended it this way. Our longings for intimacy and communion with another person are a constant reminder of the intimacy and communion inherent in the Trinity of God. At the very heart of human sexuality is a longing for union and communion with someone who, knowing us completely, will love unconditionally. The deepest and most profound experience of union and unconditional love is not to be found in sexuality. |
| MY WEBPAGES SINGLE HOME PAGE SINGLEMINDEDNESS CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PERSONAL STRUGGLES DON'T MESS WITH MY DRESS JESUS , OUR EXAMPLE TOO LONELY TO COPE RETREAT IN PRAISE MINISTRY |
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| (continued) If a single person believes that ultimate satisfaction lies in sex, such tunnel vision may obscure a deeper level of joyful wholeness. Both Jesus and Paul leave us no doubt that both marriage and celibacy are lifestyles in which fulfillment can be . found. This is precisely because the real source of satisfaction is to be found with the only partner who can ever know us completely and love us unconditionally - God. A Christian marriage can point to some wonderful things about union with God through the joy of closely shared lives and sacrificial love for one another. A Christian celibate can also point to the reality of union with God through radical trust in his sufficiency and the joyful freedom of total availability. Perhaps now we can understand that sexuality and spirituality are integrally related. The longings for union, communion and creation of life, which characterizes sexuality, are also the hallmarks of spiritual desire. This is the key to living a celebate life with a real sense of fulfillment and purpose. You can enjoy being known and loved and supported in varying degrees by people whom God gives as friends, but expect no one to fill the space closest to your heart where only God satisfies. May you be blessed and strengthened in your Christian walk !! |
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