There are countless reasons Christians remain single even when they wish they were married. They usually fall somewhere in between “It’s just not in God’s plan right now” and “You are doing something wrong that is keeping you single.”
According to Scripture, it’s very clear that both singleness and marriage are equally good callings from the Lord (1 Corinthians 7:7). It’s more complicated, however, to know which one God has called you to.
“Besides church, where can I meet Christian single men?” This is a question I’ve received a lot from Christian single women who want to be married one day. They want to be inviting, they want a man to pursue them, but they are unsure of where to meet eligible men who love the Lord.
Here are 14 possible reasons for why God wants you single right now.
While some people certainly do have the gift of singleness, which means God will lead them to be single for their whole life, there are many other people who God wants to be single for just right now. When the time is right, he will then release these people to be married.
Some men who want to be married will remain single. That’s a different topic than what I’m talking about here. I’m talking about a man’s choice to intentionally remain single and not pursue a relationship with a woman that leads to marriage.
Here are 10 possible reasons for why God may be keeping you single even though you wish you could be in a relationship with a good woman.
Today we’re going to study three passages of Scripture to help us discover three relationship principles. These principles will not only help you attract the right person God wants for you, but they will also help you repel the people God does not want for you.
1 Corinthians 7:38 states, “So then he who marries his betrothed does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do even better.” Does this verse mean God would prefer that you remain single? Many Christians would say, “Yes, God does want you single.”
Are you a single Christian woman who feels like there are no Christian men to date? Have you asked, “Where are all the godly men?”