Internet “match-making” sites differ in purpose. Some are “dating” sites, allowing singles to meet and get together. Other sites are marriage-oriented, requiring interested parties to fill out extensive questionnaires on themselves and the kind of person they’re looking for. All these sites are based on a single premise: Few people are happy being single.
God himself said to Adam, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him” (Genesis 2:18). God said that, ideally, men and women should meet, marry, and populate the earth. What He didn’t say was that it’s okay to be unhappy until that meeting and marrying takes place. The apostle Paul pointed out that singleness has rare blessings – the chance to be wholly committed to serving Christ. His point is this: Whether one is single or married, use it as an opportunity to serve the Lord with all your heart. Are you happy where you are, taking advantage of the opportunity you have today?
Happiness is not a state of companionship. Rather, it’s a byproduct of being in the center of the will of God.
“There is never a place in the Bible where it says that marriage makes you happy. It says over and over again that God makes you happy.” Dick Purnell
Commentary from the Pathways devotional, by David Jeremiah, May 30.
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