An old one I made

1 Corinthians 7

How many of you wonder and yearn for a boyfriend? How many have you chased after love before you were ready? 

In Song of Solomon 2:7 "Oh, let me warn you, sisters in Jerusalem, by the gazelles, yes, by all the wild deer: Don't excite love, don't stir it up, until the time is ripe—and you're ready. (MSG)"

God has a plan for you.

I have been falling in love with chapter 7 of 1 Corinthians. Paul talks about marriage. He defines marriage in a way. That the world has lost it.  He says

 "I do, though, tell the unmarried and widows that singleness might well be the best thing for them, as it has been for me. But if they can't manage their desires and emotions, they should by all means go ahead and get married. The difficulties of marriage are preferable by far to a sexually tortured life as a single. The Master did not give explicit direction regarding virgins, but as one much experienced in the mercy of the Master and loyal to him all the way, you can trust my counsel. Because of the current pressures on us from all sides, I think it would probably be best to stay just as you are. Are you married? Stay married. Are you unmarried? Don't get married. But there's certainly no sin in getting married, whether you're a virgin or not. All I am saying is that when you marry, you take on additional stress in an already stressful time, and I want to spare you if possible. (1 Corinthians 7:8, 25 MSG)"

Paul writes to the church in Corinth about marriage. He encourages many to stay unmarried as he is. In the CEB version, "But if they can’t control themselves, they should get married, because it’s better to marry than to burn with passion. (1 Corinthians 7:9 CEB)" In this culture in to today society marriage has become a joke. There is more unsuccessful marriages than successful ones.  Paul chases the rabbit hole  when he talks about staying in your place. He starts in verse 17 telling us to not wish to be somewhere else. God has a plan for you I the situation you are in.

Those who are single don't worry about having a boyfriend/girlfriend 

or wife/husband. In today society more people are focus on their relationship stance then following God. Should we fall God and let everything else fall in place?