I recently heard a woman, when talking about her small group at church, use the word “single” like it was a dirty word.
“We have two…(lowers voice) single…women in our group.”
THE SCANDAL.
So, here’s a reminder that single people are a gift to your church, not a threat.
I want to have spent my time in company with Jesus more than anyone else when I get to the end of my life. It can be really difficult to make that time but I believe it’ll be worth it. That’s how we become true reflections of Jesus- being in his company more than anything else.
“Watch what God does, and then you do it, like children who learn proper behavior from their parents. Mostly what God does is love you. Keep company with him and learn a life of love. Observe how Christ loved us. His love was not cautious but extravagant.” -Ephesians 5:1-2 MSG
“He didn’t love in order to get something from us but to give everything of himself to us. Love like that.” -Ephesians 5:2
These verses have been on repeat in my mind for a few weeks and I just want to love like Jesus does.
We have burned down our evangelical witness. Burned it to the ground. But here is what I know. I know God can bring beauty from ashes. I believe He will raise up a people purified by the very fires we set. A people defined by Jesus Himself, not denomination nor political party.