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Scripture
1 Corinthians 7:20
Each person should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.
Observation
Paul understood how someone would feel like it is not worth staying together or getting married once someone surrendered their lives to Christ. Whether you are married or not, the point is to be obedient to Christ and Christ alone. Being married is good but brings its challenges. Not being married has its own unique challenges as well. Never the less, there are relational boundaries in which I live.
Application
After being married for a while with someone, habits form, good and bad. There is a close understanding of one another. When you are single and independent you are used to having things the way you like, and you have no one consider but yourself. However, when Christ comes into the picture, whether you’re married or not, your mindset changes. The way you think begins to drift towards the things that matter to God most. My life is not my own any longer. Whether I am married or not, I am allotted relational boundaries to live, and it is there where I should serve Christ by serving others.
Prayer
Father, help me to be faithful with the relationships you have given me. Help me to serve those closest to me in a way that brings honor and glory to you. May you be what others experience in me. My friends and family members need you more than they need me. In your name I pray.
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