Next Level Relationships:Singles

    1.      You’re Good –

          Good - kalós; Constitutionally good choice, excellent.

1 Corinthians 7:8

⁸ But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am. KJV

⁸ So I say to those who aren’t married and to widows—it’s better to stay unmarried, just as I am.  NLT

A crucial element in the psychological health of the single person is his or her acceptance of the state of singleness, much as people can be happily or unhappily married. Encyclopedia of psychology & counseling

There are advantages to being single.

a.       Increased mobility.

b.      Freedom.

c.       Psychological and social autonomy.

d.      Ability to build great friendships and support structures.

e.       More time to devote to career.

f.        Economic independence.

g.      Ability to Choose. (Marriage)

    2.      You Have a lot to Give Jesus.

    1 Corinthians 7:32-35

    ³² I want you to be free from the concerns of this life. An unmarried man can spend his time doing the Lord’s work and thinking how to please him. ³³ But a married man has to think about his earthly responsibilities and how to please his wife. ³⁴ His interests are divided. In the same way, a woman who is no longer married or has never been married can be devoted to the Lord and holy in body and in spirit. But a married woman has to think about her earthly responsibilities and how to please her husband. ³⁵ I am saying this for your benefit, not to place restrictions on you. I want you to do whatever will help you serve the Lord best, with as few distractions as possible. NLT

Acts 21:8-9

⁸ And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him. ⁹ And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. KJV

    3.      You Can Control Yourself.

Galatians 5:22

²² But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

1 Timoty 1:7

⁷ for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. ESV

Acts 24:25

²⁴ A few days later Felix came back with his wife, Drusilla, who was Jewish. Sending for Paul, they listened as he told them about faith in Christ Jesus. ²⁵ As he reasoned with them about righteousness and self-control and the coming day of judgment, Felix became frightened.

1 Corinthians 9:24-25

24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. 25 Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.

2 Peter 1:6

⁵ In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, ⁶ and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness

             1 Corinthians 7:9

⁹ But if they can’t control themselves, they should go ahead and marry. It’s better to marry than to burn with lust. NLT

1 Corinthians 6:9-10

⁹ Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, ¹⁰ or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God. NLT

   4.      We Must Trust God Emphatically.

(He Knows our Gifts and Our Need)

Matthew 19:8-12

⁸ Jesus replied, “Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended. ⁹ And I tell you this, whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery—unless his wife has been unfaithful.*” ¹⁰ Jesus’ disciples then said to him, “If this is the case, it is better not to marry!” ¹¹ “Not everyone can accept this statement,” Jesus said. “Only those whom God helps. ¹² Some are born as eunuchs, some have been made eunuchs by others, and some choose not to marry* for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let anyone accept this who can.” 

            Look at Leah

            Genesis 29:17

¹⁷ There was no sparkle in Leah’s eyes,* but Rachel had a beautiful figure and a lovely face. NLT

-          God got her a husband by hook or crook

Genesis 29:31-35

³¹ When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to have children, but Rachel could not conceive. ³² So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben,* for she said, “The Lord has noticed my misery, and now my husband will love me.”  ³³ She soon became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She named him Simeon,* for she said, “The Lord heard that I was unloved and has given me another son.” ³⁴ Then she became pregnant a third time and gave birth to another son. He was named Levi,* for she said, “Surely this time my husband will feel affection for me, since I have given him three sons!” ³⁵ Once again Leah became pregnant and gave birth to another son. She named him Judah,* for she said, “Now I will praise the Lord!” And then she stopped having children. NLT

5. Must Keep Focus on the Kingdom of God. (Eternity)

a.      Resurrected bodies, Revelation 21-22, 1 Corinthians 15:17,19; Job 19:26

b.      New (resurrected) Earth. Revelations 21:1

c.       God will live with us forever on the New Earth.

Revelations 21:3

³ I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them.

d.       No more curse, Grace Unending. Revelations 22:3

e.       No Shame or Potential for Shame

f.        Sin is forever removed.  Revelations 21:27

g.       Death forever removed. Revelations 21:4

h.      Satan removed and thrown into Lake of fire. Revelations 20:10

i.        We will see God face to face. Revelations 22:4

j.        Only one Marriage Christ and the Church. Revelations 19:7; Revelations 22:17

    6.      Realize any Blessing you Depend of for Happiness will bring you the opposite.

1 Kings 11:3

Now King Solomon loved many foreign women. Besides Pharaoh’s daughter, he married women from Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon, and from among the Hittites. ² The Lord had clearly instructed the people of Israel, ‘You must not marry them, because they will turn your hearts to their gods.’ Yet Solomon insisted on loving them anyway. ³ He had 700 wives of royal birth and 300 concubines. And in fact, they did turn his heart away from the Lord.NLT

Ecclesiastes 2:11

¹¹ But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless—like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere. NLT

Ecclesiastes 12:13

¹³ That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty. ¹⁴ God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad. NLT