I have witnessed several people lose their spouse in a short space of time, one was potentially expected, two others completely unexpected..I have also witnessed those that still have their spouse, take them completely for granted..I want to admonish all those that are married, Appreciate your spouse! Honor your spouse! Respect your spouse! Value your spouse! I have seen women in ministry give more honor and grace to their Pastor than to their own husband, who simply may not be called to the same area/type of ministry they are, that's Out of Order and God is not pleased, on the flip, I have seen men in ministry, who have elevated ministry in such a way that they have put their wife on the back burner, all in the name of "what they have to do for the Lord",π equally Out of Order and God is not pleased, Christ is not going to gauge your success of stewardship over 100 or 1,000, Greater than the stewardship of the "1" with whom you dwell in your own house! Wheww Jesus..(singles take note!) I pray grace and strength over us singles, because Unless you are one that "desires singleness", in my opinion, this single stuff is for the birdsss! π¦π₯΄When you are sick, you have to fix your own chili or soup and tuck your own self inπ
when you have a bad day, you have to encourage your own self, when you need a back rub, you either have to pay for one or go without π
(and if your spouse's hands ain't talented like that, then you still may have to go to a massage practice and pay lolπ
), when you get good news or bad news, you may have to celebrate or cope alone, when you could have an in depth conversation about anything before you go to bed, no one is there, and for the religious person saying, oh you have the Holy Spirit π
that's a "given", but the scripture says 2 are Better Than 1! And God Himself, said, It's Not Good for Man to be Alone..now, some men manipulate this scripture to mean a woman's only purpose is to serve a manπno..Eve was IN Adam, they were already 1 unit! (Like Apostle Bryan says when he's preaching , I ain't got time!π
) But They Needed EACHHH OTHERRR!!! So, married people, Take Care of Each Other! And additionally to the singles, there's a plethora of social media commentary on 5 things to do in your single season, 10 ways to prepare for marriage, 7 ways to attract your husband/wife, etc, etc, ..some of it is shallow/carnal, some of it good, and practicality is great, but listen, in a nutshell God determines preparation based on the degree of your deathπand those areas of death look different for all of us..so we have to ask ourselves, have we died enough in our single season to bring forth Life in a marital season?π€ Why, because Christ dieeeed for His Brideee!π₯²βοΈThursday Selah! π