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[905.58 --> 910.14] Now this word merimnau means to be anxious
[910.14 --> 913.62] about either frivolous or genuine concerns.
[914.52 --> 917.66] And in this letter, Paul uses this word merimnau
[917.66 --> 920.30] to refer to the normal affairs
[920.30 --> 923.26] that married people face because of their marriage,
[923.48 --> 925.76] which can compete with the time and energy
[925.76 --> 927.34] that one has for the Lord.
[929.02 --> 931.02] Paul never says that marriage is wrong,
[931.82 --> 933.94] only that marriage brings with it
[933.94 --> 935.98] frivolous and genuine concerns
[935.98 --> 938.94] that might impede on our ability
[938.94 --> 940.92] to be devoted to God.
[944.82 --> 947.48] Singleness can also impede
[947.48 --> 949.16] on one's ability to focus
[949.16 --> 951.30] their relationship with God.
[952.08 --> 953.86] If someone who is single
[953.86 --> 956.36] spends the majority of his or her time
[956.36 --> 958.02] trying to find that special someone,
[958.42 --> 959.86] then their relationship with God
[959.86 --> 961.18] would be just as impeded
[961.18 --> 962.62] as the married person
[962.62 --> 964.06] who spends too much of their time
[964.06 --> 965.90] on the frivolous concerns
[965.90 --> 967.16] of their marriage.
[970.18 --> 973.24] The challenge for all of us
[973.24 --> 974.08] here today
[974.08 --> 975.72] is to ask ourselves,
[976.44 --> 977.66] what is impeding
[977.66 --> 978.70] my ability
[978.70 --> 981.64] to be fully devoted
[981.64 --> 982.72] to God?
[982.72 --> 985.38] That is the heart
[985.38 --> 986.40] of Paul's message
[986.40 --> 987.30] here in this text.
[989.00 --> 990.28] What is impeding
[990.28 --> 991.76] my ability
[991.76 --> 993.50] to be fully devoted
[993.50 --> 994.38] to God?
[998.60 --> 1000.30] All aspects of our lives,
[1000.50 --> 1001.18] our jobs,
[1001.42 --> 1002.14] our passions,
[1002.58 --> 1004.08] our relational statuses,
[1004.24 --> 1005.60] they are gifts from God.
[1005.66 --> 1006.74] And we cannot assume
[1006.74 --> 1008.86] that he has bigger marital plans
[1008.86 --> 1009.76] for us if we're single,
[1009.76 --> 1010.84] or that we've made
[1010.84 --> 1011.82] a grievous error,
[1012.24 --> 1013.10] or we are lesser
[1013.10 --> 1013.92] in God's eyes
[1013.92 --> 1014.64] if we are married.
[1015.56 --> 1017.06] Our marital status
[1017.06 --> 1018.98] should have no bearing
[1018.98 --> 1020.96] on our devotion to Christ.
[1022.48 --> 1023.82] Whatever our circumstance,
[1024.54 --> 1026.40] we need to be an active believer
[1026.40 --> 1027.74] in Christ our Savior.
[1028.18 --> 1029.62] Paul is challenging all of us,
[1029.68 --> 1031.12] no matter our relationship status,
[1031.12 --> 1033.62] to be undividedly devoted
[1033.62 --> 1034.62] to God.
[1036.24 --> 1037.62] And so in that mindset,
[1037.62 --> 1041.20] singleness needs to be seen
[1041.20 --> 1043.22] by everybody in the church
[1043.22 --> 1046.34] as being a gift from God.
[1047.02 --> 1048.16] Because being single
[1048.16 --> 1049.02] allows for people
[1049.02 --> 1050.94] to have the unique way
[1050.94 --> 1052.26] to show their devotion
[1052.26 --> 1052.76] to the Lord,
[1052.82 --> 1053.80] and it opens up the door
[1053.80 --> 1056.46] to tremendous ministry opportunities.
[1060.56 --> 1062.08] In order for this truth
[1062.08 --> 1063.96] to fully take hold
[1063.96 --> 1064.78] in the church,
[1065.06 --> 1066.28] and I mean this church,
[1066.28 --> 1067.60] but I mean the church,
[1068.66 --> 1070.18] there's a couple of obstacles
[1070.18 --> 1071.34] for the single Christian
[1071.34 --> 1073.26] that we as a church body,
[1073.34 --> 1074.08] all of us,
[1074.50 --> 1075.74] need to overcome together.
[1077.62 --> 1078.90] The first obstacle
[1078.90 --> 1080.42] for the single Christian today
[1080.42 --> 1081.62] is that the church
[1081.62 --> 1083.04] puts undue pressure
[1083.04 --> 1084.30] on them to get married.
[1086.10 --> 1087.34] As mentioned earlier,
[1087.78 --> 1088.94] rather than being seen
[1088.94 --> 1090.58] as a gift from God,
[1090.70 --> 1091.48] singleness is viewed
[1091.48 --> 1092.10] within the church
[1092.10 --> 1093.20] not only as second best
[1093.20 --> 1093.64] to marriage,
[1093.64 --> 1094.78] but it's often seen
[1094.78 --> 1095.68] as a guarantee
[1095.68 --> 1098.26] to an unfulfilled life,
[1098.40 --> 1099.06] like you're just
[1099.06 --> 1100.50] not quite there.
[1102.16 --> 1103.18] That's hogwash,

[905.58 --> 910.14] Now this word merimnau means to be anxious

[910.14 --> 913.62] about either frivolous or genuine concerns.

[914.52 --> 917.66] And in this letter, Paul uses this word merimnau

[917.66 --> 920.30] to refer to the normal affairs

[920.30 --> 923.26] that married people face because of their marriage,

[923.48 --> 925.76] which can compete with the time and energy

[925.76 --> 927.34] that one has for the Lord.

[929.02 --> 931.02] Paul never says that marriage is wrong,

[931.82 --> 933.94] only that marriage brings with it

[933.94 --> 935.98] frivolous and genuine concerns

[935.98 --> 938.94] that might impede on our ability

[938.94 --> 940.92] to be devoted to God.

[944.82 --> 947.48] Singleness can also impede

[947.48 --> 949.16] on one's ability to focus

[949.16 --> 951.30] their relationship with God.

[952.08 --> 953.86] If someone who is single

[953.86 --> 956.36] spends the majority of his or her time

[956.36 --> 958.02] trying to find that special someone,

[958.42 --> 959.86] then their relationship with God

[959.86 --> 961.18] would be just as impeded

[961.18 --> 962.62] as the married person

[962.62 --> 964.06] who spends too much of their time

[964.06 --> 965.90] on the frivolous concerns

[965.90 --> 967.16] of their marriage.

[970.18 --> 973.24] The challenge for all of us

[973.24 --> 974.08] here today

[974.08 --> 975.72] is to ask ourselves,

[976.44 --> 977.66] what is impeding

[977.66 --> 978.70] my ability

[978.70 --> 981.64] to be fully devoted

[981.64 --> 982.72] to God?

[982.72 --> 985.38] That is the heart

[985.38 --> 986.40] of Paul's message

[986.40 --> 987.30] here in this text.

[989.00 --> 990.28] What is impeding

[990.28 --> 991.76] my ability

[991.76 --> 993.50] to be fully devoted

[993.50 --> 994.38] to God?

[998.60 --> 1000.30] All aspects of our lives,

[1000.50 --> 1001.18] our jobs,

[1001.42 --> 1002.14] our passions,

[1002.58 --> 1004.08] our relational statuses,

[1004.24 --> 1005.60] they are gifts from God.

[1005.66 --> 1006.74] And we cannot assume

[1006.74 --> 1008.86] that he has bigger marital plans

[1008.86 --> 1009.76] for us if we're single,

[1009.76 --> 1010.84] or that we've made

[1010.84 --> 1011.82] a grievous error,

[1012.24 --> 1013.10] or we are lesser

[1013.10 --> 1013.92] in God's eyes

[1013.92 --> 1014.64] if we are married.

[1015.56 --> 1017.06] Our marital status

[1017.06 --> 1018.98] should have no bearing

[1018.98 --> 1020.96] on our devotion to Christ.

[1022.48 --> 1023.82] Whatever our circumstance,

[1024.54 --> 1026.40] we need to be an active believer

[1026.40 --> 1027.74] in Christ our Savior.

[1028.18 --> 1029.62] Paul is challenging all of us,

[1029.68 --> 1031.12] no matter our relationship status,

[1031.12 --> 1033.62] to be undividedly devoted

[1033.62 --> 1034.62] to God.

[1036.24 --> 1037.62] And so in that mindset,

[1037.62 --> 1041.20] singleness needs to be seen

[1041.20 --> 1043.22] by everybody in the church

[1043.22 --> 1046.34] as being a gift from God.

[1047.02 --> 1048.16] Because being single

[1048.16 --> 1049.02] allows for people

[1049.02 --> 1050.94] to have the unique way

[1050.94 --> 1052.26] to show their devotion

[1052.26 --> 1052.76] to the Lord,

[1052.82 --> 1053.80] and it opens up the door

[1053.80 --> 1056.46] to tremendous ministry opportunities.

[1060.56 --> 1062.08] In order for this truth

[1062.08 --> 1063.96] to fully take hold

[1063.96 --> 1064.78] in the church,

[1065.06 --> 1066.28] and I mean this church,

[1066.28 --> 1067.60] but I mean the church,

[1068.66 --> 1070.18] there's a couple of obstacles

[1070.18 --> 1071.34] for the single Christian

[1071.34 --> 1073.26] that we as a church body,

[1073.34 --> 1074.08] all of us,

[1074.50 --> 1075.74] need to overcome together.

[1077.62 --> 1078.90] The first obstacle

[1078.90 --> 1080.42] for the single Christian today

[1080.42 --> 1081.62] is that the church

[1081.62 --> 1083.04] puts undue pressure

[1083.04 --> 1084.30] on them to get married.

[1086.10 --> 1087.34] As mentioned earlier,

[1087.78 --> 1088.94] rather than being seen

[1088.94 --> 1090.58] as a gift from God,

[1090.70 --> 1091.48] singleness is viewed

[1091.48 --> 1092.10] within the church

[1092.10 --> 1093.20] not only as second best

[1093.20 --> 1093.64] to marriage,

[1093.64 --> 1094.78] but it's often seen

[1094.78 --> 1095.68] as a guarantee

[1095.68 --> 1098.26] to an unfulfilled life,

[1098.40 --> 1099.06] like you're just

[1099.06 --> 1100.50] not quite there.

[1102.16 --> 1103.18] That's hogwash,