#nevergetmarried

God made us in His image and likeness, to live in loving relationship the way the Trinity does. God Himself says that it is not good for the man to be alone, and it seems that Adam agrees because he literally sings a song when he sees Eve; climaxing in the first wedding. Notice the sequence: a man leaves his parents, and is joined with his wife (Genesis 2:24) and has kids (Genesis 1:28). The problem is that just after this passage, sin enters the world and resultant effect of this sin on the western world can be seen in 2 prevalent attitudes toward marriage. The first is one of fierce independence, that is, not getting married or having kids so that there is nothing in the way of fulfilling your own hopes and dreams. The second attitude involves being treated like a second class citizen if you are not married and have kids. Many churches are set up to be “family friendly” and so without a wife and kids there isn’t really a place to serve as a single guy, or any leadership roles to play. Both of these attitudes are idolising a man-made idea and so firstly it is important for the christian man to have his focus on his relationship with God, as opposed to fleeing from marriage to serve yourself, or using marriage to climb the cultural ladder.