tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927801.post6511321266815043365..comments2024-02-20T08:06:31.639+00:00Comments on The man with the mop: Fear in the fogn0rma1http://www.blogger.com/profile/04759839214467484759noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927801.post-69564110288069467352007-11-28T11:12:00.000+00:002007-11-28T11:12:00.000+00:00A reply to 'anonymous' (the second one - not quite...A reply to 'anonymous' (the second one - not quite sure what the first one meant, truth be told...)<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you love your church, anon, and that the wonky thinking you've been on the receiving end of (about marriage and singleness) hasn't caused you to be bitter. Bitterness is poisonous - well done for avoiding it.<BR/><BR/>But, to encourage you: singleness is indeed a lifestyle that the New Testament recommends. Far from being 'selfish', it can be an opportunity to serve God and live for kingdom more fully (1 Cor.7:32-35, Matt.19:10-12). And there is nothing to suggest that a positive choice to stay single is only for those who have never been married and nothing to suggest that it is only for missionaries!<BR/><BR/>God bless you. I pray that you'll find deep joy in serving the Lord as a single person. Who know - maybe your radiance will be such that others may catch your enthusiasm!<BR/><BR/>You may be interested in reading my friend's blog on the celibate life - see the link on my blog to 'The celibate life unveiled'.<BR/><BR/>God bless you.n0rma1https://www.blogger.com/profile/04759839214467484759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927801.post-58386774415096874152007-11-22T08:21:00.000+00:002007-11-22T08:21:00.000+00:00Ah God speaks through creationAh God speaks through creationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927801.post-15188908856963195912007-11-16T11:33:00.000+00:002007-11-16T11:33:00.000+00:00Good entry, well sharedDarren DeliberateGood entry, well shared<BR/>Darren DeliberateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927801.post-9731185964976048072007-11-14T10:49:00.000+00:002007-11-14T10:49:00.000+00:00You don't know how on-time this is mateRYou don't know how on-time this is mate<BR/>RAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09512215273926006267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927801.post-56231858161010543822007-11-13T16:23:00.000+00:002007-11-13T16:23:00.000+00:00sorry, in last post meant to say "selfish" not "un...sorry, in last post meant to say "selfish" not "unselfish."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927801.post-42990723332032559592007-11-13T16:20:00.000+00:002007-11-13T16:20:00.000+00:00dear Friend, thank you for this post about fear. ...dear Friend, thank you for this post about fear. i have been reading your blog for some time and have a prayer request...i am joyfully single after a messy past before i knew the Lord and have been single and celibate for 10 years now. i am in community in a wonderful church that is focused on sound reformed doctrine, with the Holy Spirit welcomed....a church that is Gospel-centered and focused on the cross. however, my church subscribes to the view that it is of extremely high importance to be in pursuit of marriage, and that to not be in the pursuit of marriage, or in my case as a woman, in reception to marriage invitations, is unbiblical and perhaps even unselfish. however, my life as a single married to Christ alone is not "easier" in my experience. my request for prayer is that singles who are walking with the Lord would be honored and not thought negatively about or ignored. i love my church and am so gratetful that i am there. but it is increasingly difficult to see the emphasis placed on the "sorrow" of being single, when i am happier than i've ever been, in spite of not having much money, my own apartment, etc. also, i have been told that the gift of singleness is for those who have never been married, not those who are divorced like me, and that the gift is given for "unusual" levels of service like foreign missionary work, which i am not doing. i don't believe that. so i'm asking for unity for us and that we will grow together in seeing marriage and singleness the way the Lord desires. thanks for reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927801.post-67792134449552544832007-11-07T10:13:00.000+00:002007-11-07T10:13:00.000+00:00Sounds like a word pre-eminent to persecutionSounds like a word pre-eminent to persecutionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com