The Advantages Of Being A Single Christian

[@huporhaha1]

A very observant upload. Two of my offspring are married with children. One in his mid thirties is still single. We held onto the scripture, "Train up a child when he is young and when he is old he will not depart from it." Every child has a different path to walk. All three love the Lord. It is a totally different ballgame being married as a Christian opposed to being single. Without going into detail, it can also be a minefield for both married and single believers. Some believers can be leaned upon too much to "do stuff" when single if a church or ministry in strapped for volunteers. One of my offspring could easily have "fallen away" due to abusive pressure to "perform" and "do stuff." He didn't and his faith is stronger now than ever but he did have to walk away from the abusive situation and relocate to a different part of the UK to live, work and continue his faith journey. Having said that, being married with children brings its own challenges. My firstborn with a full time job and two very young children buried his father-in-law earlier this week and faces the prospect of losing his father from cancer (my husband) in the next few weeks and he asked for help and prayer. He was approached by the leadership asking him to look after the church grounds and mow the lawn. He was not amused! We all need grace to continue walking in The Way. We learn through experience. God does not give us more to cope with than we can bear. We need to embrace the good times and the bad times and draw closer to the Saviour whatever our situation.

[@joelnundy]

Being in the church definitely comes with its challenges but the blessings far outweigh them! Sorry to hear about your husband, I’ll be praying🙏🏻