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[905.58 --> 910.14] Now this word merimnau means to be anxious |
[910.14 --> 913.62] about either frivolous or genuine concerns. |
[914.52 --> 917.66] And in this letter, Paul uses this word merimnau |
[917.66 --> 920.30] to refer to the normal affairs |
[920.30 --> 923.26] that married people face because of their marriage, |
[923.48 --> 925.76] which can compete with the time and energy |
[925.76 --> 927.34] that one has for the Lord. |
[929.02 --> 931.02] Paul never says that marriage is wrong, |
[931.82 --> 933.94] only that marriage brings with it |
[933.94 --> 935.98] frivolous and genuine concerns |
[935.98 --> 938.94] that might impede on our ability |
[938.94 --> 940.92] to be devoted to God. |
[944.82 --> 947.48] Singleness can also impede |
[947.48 --> 949.16] on one's ability to focus |
[949.16 --> 951.30] their relationship with God. |
[952.08 --> 953.86] If someone who is single |
[953.86 --> 956.36] spends the majority of his or her time |
[956.36 --> 958.02] trying to find that special someone, |
[958.42 --> 959.86] then their relationship with God |
[959.86 --> 961.18] would be just as impeded |
[961.18 --> 962.62] as the married person |
[962.62 --> 964.06] who spends too much of their time |
[964.06 --> 965.90] on the frivolous concerns |
[965.90 --> 967.16] of their marriage. |
[970.18 --> 973.24] The challenge for all of us |
[973.24 --> 974.08] here today |
[974.08 --> 975.72] is to ask ourselves, |
[976.44 --> 977.66] what is impeding |
[977.66 --> 978.70] my ability |
[978.70 --> 981.64] to be fully devoted |
[981.64 --> 982.72] to God? |
[982.72 --> 985.38] That is the heart |
[985.38 --> 986.40] of Paul's message |
[986.40 --> 987.30] here in this text. |
[989.00 --> 990.28] What is impeding |
[990.28 --> 991.76] my ability |
[991.76 --> 993.50] to be fully devoted |
[993.50 --> 994.38] to God? |
[998.60 --> 1000.30] All aspects of our lives, |
[1000.50 --> 1001.18] our jobs, |
[1001.42 --> 1002.14] our passions, |
[1002.58 --> 1004.08] our relational statuses, |
[1004.24 --> 1005.60] they are gifts from God. |
[1005.66 --> 1006.74] And we cannot assume |
[1006.74 --> 1008.86] that he has bigger marital plans |
[1008.86 --> 1009.76] for us if we're single, |
[1009.76 --> 1010.84] or that we've made |
[1010.84 --> 1011.82] a grievous error, |
[1012.24 --> 1013.10] or we are lesser |
[1013.10 --> 1013.92] in God's eyes |
[1013.92 --> 1014.64] if we are married. |
[1015.56 --> 1017.06] Our marital status |
[1017.06 --> 1018.98] should have no bearing |
[1018.98 --> 1020.96] on our devotion to Christ. |
[1022.48 --> 1023.82] Whatever our circumstance, |
[1024.54 --> 1026.40] we need to be an active believer |
[1026.40 --> 1027.74] in Christ our Savior. |
[1028.18 --> 1029.62] Paul is challenging all of us, |
[1029.68 --> 1031.12] no matter our relationship status, |
[1031.12 --> 1033.62] to be undividedly devoted |
[1033.62 --> 1034.62] to God. |
[1036.24 --> 1037.62] And so in that mindset, |
[1037.62 --> 1041.20] singleness needs to be seen |
[1041.20 --> 1043.22] by everybody in the church |
[1043.22 --> 1046.34] as being a gift from God. |
[1047.02 --> 1048.16] Because being single |
[1048.16 --> 1049.02] allows for people |
[1049.02 --> 1050.94] to have the unique way |
[1050.94 --> 1052.26] to show their devotion |
[1052.26 --> 1052.76] to the Lord, |
[1052.82 --> 1053.80] and it opens up the door |
[1053.80 --> 1056.46] to tremendous ministry opportunities. |
[1060.56 --> 1062.08] In order for this truth |
[1062.08 --> 1063.96] to fully take hold |
[1063.96 --> 1064.78] in the church, |
[1065.06 --> 1066.28] and I mean this church, |
[1066.28 --> 1067.60] but I mean the church, |
[1068.66 --> 1070.18] there's a couple of obstacles |
[1070.18 --> 1071.34] for the single Christian |
[1071.34 --> 1073.26] that we as a church body, |
[1073.34 --> 1074.08] all of us, |
[1074.50 --> 1075.74] need to overcome together. |
[1077.62 --> 1078.90] The first obstacle |
[1078.90 --> 1080.42] for the single Christian today |
[1080.42 --> 1081.62] is that the church |
[1081.62 --> 1083.04] puts undue pressure |
[1083.04 --> 1084.30] on them to get married. |
[1086.10 --> 1087.34] As mentioned earlier, |
[1087.78 --> 1088.94] rather than being seen |
[1088.94 --> 1090.58] as a gift from God, |
[1090.70 --> 1091.48] singleness is viewed |
[1091.48 --> 1092.10] within the church |
[1092.10 --> 1093.20] not only as second best |
[1093.20 --> 1093.64] to marriage, |
[1093.64 --> 1094.78] but it's often seen |
[1094.78 --> 1095.68] as a guarantee |
[1095.68 --> 1098.26] to an unfulfilled life, |
[1098.40 --> 1099.06] like you're just |
[1099.06 --> 1100.50] not quite there. |
[1102.16 --> 1103.18] That's hogwash, |
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