1. A sincere relationship with God
2. Modest
3. Kind
4. Sense of humor
5. Courageous
6. Trustworthy
7. Willing to be alone
The final installment. Why would “willing to be alone” be a quality that would interest a good guy? Very simply put, it demonstrates that you aren’t on a man hunt. Sorry, but its true. But, much more worthy of respect, it shows that you are not willing to be with the wrong person.
It takes a lot of faith to be willing to be alone. Just about nobody would actually condone being single as a legitimate lifestyle. Although, the apostle Paul managed it quite well, few are forward thinking enough to allow that God can make good use of people who can travel all over the world without having to first sit down and think about how it would affect the wife and kids. And for those of you who may think me a chauvinist, and to some degree are probably right; I include this quote from Lottie Moon, “Our Lord does not call on women to preach, or to pray in public, but no less does He say to them than to men, ‘Go, work in my vineyard.’” Part of the reason she did such a wonderful work was that she realized that the best person to tell Chinese women about Jesus, strangely enough, was a woman. She could have married, but she broke off the engagement for religious reasons. She, however, had a fulfilling life serving the Lord.
Let me make this clear: If God hasn’t put a significant other in your life, then God has not put a prospective husband or wife in your life. Are you going to marry some dolt, because your friends at church or your mom and dad are turning up the heat for you to marry “anybody”? Will you be single your whole life? Maybe, but if that is what God has for you, it is His best for you. If you do get married, it had better be to the one God picked out for you; because, the “anybody” who will shut your friends and family up won’t measure up to God’s best for you. Until then, single and unmarried only happens once in a life: make the best out of it.
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