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Our earthly romantic relationships are supposed to be a reflection of, or a peek into, our eternal relationship with our Savior.
This myth says that being single is an unnatural state, and that single people are not fully whole or healthy until they find someone else to give their lives meaning. It’s the whole “You complete me” mentality, which is just bad Hollywood theology.
From what I’ve seen, this idea that singleness is a problem to be fixed actually appears to be more common among Christians—the very people for whom “the gift of singleness” is meant to apply.
jp spitting facts this morning
In fact, the gift of singleness doesn’t have to do with dating at all. It’s not “the gift of dating.” Dating is not a gift from God, because God didn’t create dating; as I’ve covered, it was invented by modern culture. But God did create singleness, and marriage, and both can be gifts from him.
You will never be more uninhibited, more available, and more ready to serve God than you are right now as a single person. You’ll never have more time or fewer responsibilities. You’ll never have more freedom or a greater opportunity to take chances and risk something for the gospel.
