The Future
(Surprise! I haven’t forgotten about this blog.)
This is just sometime I’ve been contemplating for a number of years now.
I know that many people certainly do get married, but why do we all assume that we will one day have a spouse? That there is a definite Future, and that Future includes A Wife or A Husband?
I find this especially true in the church. People just assume that one day they’ll stand before the congregation to declare their undying, unconditional love or they get very “holy” in saying how they’ve conquered temptation and are saving themselves for The One who will undoubtedly join them at the altar.
I think I’ve met only one or two people who have ever seriously considered that they might be called to be “single” for the rest of their lives….and of the two, only one was almost okay with it (that’s some major trust and faith right there!, haha). One thing I know for sure is that there are facets of love and of God that are only found through marriage…and others that are only found through remaining single (what’s up Peter). And I think there is indeed a difference in assuming that you’ll be married vs. hoping you’re called to marriage.
Just something to think about. (*knocks on wood and prays that I’m NOT called to be single*)
