SINGLES, MARRIAGE DOES NOT GUARANTEE SATISFACTION

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Written by Ps. Philip Amponsah

If you are a young man or a young lady planning to get married, there is this bitter truth you need to know. Marriage does not guarantee satisfaction. It does not provide you with everything. In other words, marriage does not solve every problem. If marriage was to be a guarantor of satisfaction, Solomon, a man who had 700 wives and 300 concubines wouldn't have said, "...No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not content" - Ecclesiastes 1:8 (nlt).

Actually, no pleasure, happiness, or satisfaction is possible without God. Nothing in this dying world can fill the vacancy and satisfy the deep longings in our antsy hearts. Only God can do that. Many singles out there lack this truth and have targeted marriage as a place of refuge and a hideout to life's problems.  Many are therefore, desperately speeding into marriage thinking it is where to find happiness and a complete life.

Marriage is good and honorable, and it should not be underated. It is God's own idea. He is the one who instituted it. However, one must understand the reason why God instituted marriage before rushing into it. It is wrong to think that marriage will solve all the problems you are going through now as a single. If you think marriage will solve your sexual temptation, loneliness, emotional needs, and other life's difficulties, then I want you to rethink because you have it all wrong.

Temptations and problems are part of life, and are always at your door step. So it is better to learn self-control and contentment in every situation by focusing on Christ, not on marriage, to help address your problems. You may trust marriage for sexual and emotional needs satisfaction but sickness alone can prevent that. As a single planning to get married, it is about time you understand that marriage is founded on the principled practice of love, not on feelings.

So if it is sexual pressure or temptation which is driving you to get married, please, give yourself a break. You will still face it when married. If it is satisfying your deepest needs and preventing loneliness, please, pause. You will be disappointed, because life is not fair. Marry because you are ready. One is only ready to marry if he or she understands the meaning of love, practises it and is always ready to practise it. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 is a must read message if you really want to understand the meaning of love.

If you are planning to be married, ask yourself... "Am I ready to share what I have with my partner? Am I ready to support my partner despite the circumstance? And am I ready to honor my partner?" Notable, selflessness will declare you ready and selfishness will declare you unready.

Your life is so special to allow marriage to ruin it. Be ready before you move into it. Don't allow people and circumstances to rush you into marriage. People have different destinies. Some die young and some die old. Don't marry because your friends and mates are marrying. It is their time, yours will surely come. Don't rush into marriage because you are growing old. Be patient. Don't marry because you want to prove a point to friends or people that "Afterall, I am also a married person".

This Life is full of problems and atrocities. You can't use marriage as a hideout. So don't afford adding more problems to the problems life itself brings by rushing into marriage without a proper knowledge and preparation. Don't rush into the unknown. Don't take a step you are not sure of. It is better to remain single than to rush into marriage and later sing a "Had I known" song. Don't completely trust marriage but trust God completely. Besides, marry God before you marry.

Remember, "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths" - Proverbs 3:5-6

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