If You're Single, God Has Not Forgotten You - Tim Conway
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ส.ค. 2011
- Do you say to yourself, "I'm single and God has forgotten me, He has not given me a spouse yet!" If that is you, may it not be so, for God numbers the very hairs on your head, He has not forgotten you.
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3 years single? Try being single your entire life
I am almost 44 and still single, but God in His wisdom knows what is best for me. Maybe He has someone for me in my future, maybe not. But this life is short, and when I get to Heaven the only thing that will matter is if I loved and obeyed God.
Blah, blah, blah, given from someone who is already married and not having felt the pain of prolonged singleness. It’s easy just to throw a message like this when you haven’t gone through it. Many people end up disappointed with God because of messages promising something and they don’t get it. We need to be extra careful about saying God will do something for someone just because He did it for you. He works with each person differently.
I will never understand the casual attitude the church has toward remaining single. It’s almost as if some people think there will be no pain hurt or negative consequences if you never fulfill this God given desire. I think that this issue pushes more people away from the church than many care to realize. I want to know what this church and all churches do to help singles? The answer is probably nothing but it has to be asked over and over again!
It's so hard. I became a Christian when I was 23, and I am 37 now, 14 years of waiting and hoping, still single. Sometimes I have little faith and believe God had prepared one for me, I need to wait a little more time. sometimes I am so sad and cry a lot, thinking that God maybe don't really care about my marriage, or he doesn't really love me as he loves others. All of my unbeliever friends who are around my age, have got married, many of them have a loving relationship. It looks like they live in heaven and I am in some kind of hell.
It hurts but I choose joy. It might not make sense to me but I trust the LORD. God is always good. He is not out to get us or mock us. God loves his children.
Let me GUESS - he’s married
The devil is a busy matchmaker. He provides an endless supply of counterfeits and heartbreakers.
I'm getting really angry because I'm single
I am 51 and still single. I dont loose hope. I believe God has a great plan for my life, the best for me in my singleness or my future marriage for His glory 😊
My advice to any Christians who are struggling with this: be careful about the kind of advice you may receive from your pastor and other Christians. "Just seek God first!", "Pray harder!", "Is your heart in the right place?" etc only goes so far. Some of these platitudes are so shallow and devoid of meaning, you wouldn't even tell it to young person, let alone a grown adult.
3 Years??? Dude. These people have endured decades.
We all need to love God, serve him, and proclaim the gospel message whether we are single or married!
This sermon teaches and waters the seed in the heart that desires to love God as a single person. It's been on my heart for a long time to be married and to date and I got impatient.. I was upset with myself and thought I must be a blight. And when others would tell me Ill meet somebody some day I found it hard just to believe them. But Christ and Paul were single. Tim is right that it DOES give us far more time to spend serving the Lord and getting to know Him more than if I were married years ago.
Forgotten is too strong a word, more like abandoned and ignored.
Haha, 3 years?? My "season" is almost 36 years and counting. Oh ask Him? Why didn't I think of that!!
Sick of being alone my whole life. Three years is not 37 year. Try that and you will not like it. Punishment.
7 years single. I'm tired to be honest. Not self pity just tired. When the desire for a husband is so strong. I've prayed to ask Him to take it away of it's not His will but it's still there. But the seasons have been long
That was very helpful to hear those lies out loud- and replaced by the truth. Thank you.