I usually do not like these types of videos though I enjoy your content. I went in and laid down any biased I might hold due to hearing “Christian singles content” over the years. This was pretty refreshing. I am a 35 yr old single woman who desires marriage and I hope one day that happens. I do feel I have embraced opportunities and taken risk in my life and I am ready for the opportunity to be a wife. 🙏🏾💕
I really enjoy your podcasts Mark! I'm fairly new to them but I've enjoyed what I've heard! If you haven't already, could you do a podcast about people who are middle-aged or older who have been through the "ringer"? Touch on failed marriages or abandonment by a spouse and also feeling like the odd man/woman out when it comes to finding a welcoming church when you're divorced? Thank you!
After listening to some of this message I feel like I have wasted so much time not embracing the long of season of singleness I have had to face, at age 52. What if I got married this year and then realized how much I could have been a blessing and enjoyed the singleness. I have put a lot of time into professional development the last few years though working in IT, but I also struggle greatly with prioritizing God over study. Working in IT and being a Christian is another challenge I find
17 minutes in boom you told me more then alot of people have told me about being a single guy. I get lost in contemplating about marriage lol I can't even spell it. I was told that if you get married. Your actually just "dating for life."
I agree on the things you say in the second part of the video, but I don't understand the beginning, i struggle understanding what Paul ment, cause in the beginning, God made Eve for Adam cause He saw this is what's good for us. He could've made us live alone and only praise Him, but He said this is what's best for us. Then Paul say's its better not to marry, like this contradicts what God said in the beginning...it portrayes marriage like a bad thing cause you focus on your wife and not God, but thats not the meaning of marriage, we get married so now two souls get together to praise the Lord and two is better than one. And you can do things better together than alone. That's why i don't agree what you said on the beginning that if you're single you can do much more things, well i can do but everytime i feel like this would be better if i could share this experience with someone. And that's the real love, not "i want to feel loved". If in a relationship you feel like you can't do things and you're holded back, than theres a problem.In my life i see many men who had put his focus on working for God and that made them be single for years and now they're struggle with being single... this is my experience, and that's why i don't give full attention on what i can do being single cause then i will not be open for a relationship cause that will just stop me, and i will do great things in my 20s but at my 30s and 40s i will struggle with loneliness... I think the best part in a relationship is that you can do things together and youre never alone. I do agree if you don't find this person then its better alone, many people say im picky cause i don't want to have a worldly relationship, it used to make me angry but now I accept it cause i know what kind of person i want. If i don't get that then i rather stay single than be in a toxic relationship. I dont know what Paul ment by that, maybe he saw bad relationships or in that time marriage was a must thing to do. I don't think relationship have to mean youre hold down now, you just have to find the person for you, like if you like to travel or your job requires traveling through countries, than don't search for a person who doesnt like traveling and stays at home many time... if you want to praise God and truly live for Him find a person who wants to do the same...doing things together is better than alone, and yeah you will have problem with eachother time to time but people forget that singleness comes with problems too...
I honestly do not understand why so many Christians struggle with this. It's just like anything else that we might desire that we do not have... And we should trust God with whatever state we are in. I'm just so sick of people making an idol out of marriage.
Disney fairytale like Cinderella make your prince charming into an idol and perfect world and a perfect happily ever after , they don't tell us what happened after the princess married the prince charming
Lord I lift your name on high. Butttttt, backs streets back alright....!!🎵🎶🎵I don't have good symmetry at all. Jaw is misaligned, but the dentist is doing his best, so thank you all dentist's.
If someone can be happy, fulfilled, complete, serve more, be great, get closer to God and real more in eternity than why does anyone get married? Lol 😂. It’s a genuine question I have. There doesn’t seem to be a point since millions of single Christians often become more mature than marrieds. Honestly the only thing that’s moving me so much to marriage is burning and the sex drive. If the sex drive wasn’t so strong I wouldn’t be interested because there doesn’t seem to be a point. You can reflect Christ’s fulfillment, sufficiency, completeness etc. without it, be sanctified without it, do more for the kingdom, you have more freedom, able to give more in tithes, energy, and teaching. The only thing that a married has over singles is raising kids. So sex and kids is the only unique thing g about it so maybe that’s it. Since in single life a person can get everything a married person has except having kids and sex.
I 1000% (I could add more 0's 😆) feel this!! Though what I find encouraging is that even in marriage you will be serving, but your focus will be more on your spouse and children and not able to be more on others. Either way your focus will he somewhere, it just will look different depending on your situation.
Thanks for your reply. I also feel like maybe "serving" could be a negative topic in my life because of some of the refrences I have for it, where Im just forced to serve or something like that. Your kind response helped me notice that. So in a way you just "served" me. @@jessicascott8780
I have not listened to a video that I haven’t found useful, truthful and kind yet. I’m so thankful I found this channel. Thank you Mark. ❤
I usually do not like these types of videos though I enjoy your content. I went in and laid down any biased I might hold due to hearing “Christian singles content” over the years. This was pretty refreshing. I am a 35 yr old single woman who desires marriage and I hope one day that happens. I do feel I have embraced opportunities and taken risk in my life and I am ready for the opportunity to be a wife. 🙏🏾💕
Your channel is a literal God-send Mark!
I really enjoy your podcasts Mark! I'm fairly new to them but I've enjoyed what I've heard! If you haven't already, could you do a podcast about people who are middle-aged or older who have been through the "ringer"? Touch on failed marriages or abandonment by a spouse and also feeling like the odd man/woman out when it comes to finding a welcoming church when you're divorced? Thank you!
After listening to some of this message I feel like I have wasted so much time not embracing the long of season of singleness I have had to face, at age 52. What if I got married this year and then realized how much I could have been a blessing and enjoyed the singleness.
I have put a lot of time into professional development the last few years though working in IT, but I also struggle greatly with prioritizing God over study. Working in IT and being a Christian is another challenge I find
Good to hear you Mark!! Hope you take time to blow bubbles…. Denise
I’m really enjoying the joy dance break. Dancing in the kitchen 🎉
So many good nuggets! 🐔😋 Thanks, Mark!
Thx so much for this vid 🙏
Oh no! I missed the livestream! 😅 I will just watch on my own😊❤
17 minutes in boom you told me more then alot of people have told me about being a single guy. I get lost in contemplating about marriage lol I can't even spell it. I was told that if you get married. Your actually just "dating for life."
Great video!!🔥🔥
Thank you Mark 🙏 long periods of singleness can mess you up if you have problems with rejection. Do you have more videos on the subject?
Amen. Thank you.
Needed this. Thank you
Covid was very isolating and devastating to those of us alone!
I agree on the things you say in the second part of the video, but I don't understand the beginning, i struggle understanding what Paul ment, cause in the beginning, God made Eve for Adam cause He saw this is what's good for us. He could've made us live alone and only praise Him, but He said this is what's best for us. Then Paul say's its better not to marry, like this contradicts what God said in the beginning...it portrayes marriage like a bad thing cause you focus on your wife and not God, but thats not the meaning of marriage, we get married so now two souls get together to praise the Lord and two is better than one. And you can do things better together than alone. That's why i don't agree what you said on the beginning that if you're single you can do much more things, well i can do but everytime i feel like this would be better if i could share this experience with someone. And that's the real love, not "i want to feel loved". If in a relationship you feel like you can't do things and you're holded back, than theres a problem.In my life i see many men who had put his focus on working for God and that made them be single for years and now they're struggle with being single... this is my experience, and that's why i don't give full attention on what i can do being single cause then i will not be open for a relationship cause that will just stop me, and i will do great things in my 20s but at my 30s and 40s i will struggle with loneliness... I think the best part in a relationship is that you can do things together and youre never alone. I do agree if you don't find this person then its better alone, many people say im picky cause i don't want to have a worldly relationship, it used to make me angry but now I accept it cause i know what kind of person i want. If i don't get that then i rather stay single than be in a toxic relationship.
I dont know what Paul ment by that, maybe he saw bad relationships or in that time marriage was a must thing to do. I don't think relationship have to mean youre hold down now, you just have to find the person for you, like if you like to travel or your job requires traveling through countries, than don't search for a person who doesnt like traveling and stays at home many time... if you want to praise God and truly live for Him find a person who wants to do the same...doing things together is better than alone, and yeah you will have problem with eachother time to time but people forget that singleness comes with problems too...
Are these on podcast somewhere?
I honestly do not understand why so many Christians struggle with this. It's just like anything else that we might desire that we do not have... And we should trust God with whatever state we are in. I'm just so sick of people making an idol out of marriage.
I’m sick of Christian’s who don’t understand others struggles
Disney fairytale like Cinderella make your prince charming into an idol and perfect world and a perfect happily ever after , they don't tell us what happened after the princess married the prince charming
Lord I lift your name on high. Butttttt, backs streets back alright....!!🎵🎶🎵I don't have good symmetry at all. Jaw is misaligned, but the dentist is doing his best, so thank you all dentist's.
If someone can be happy, fulfilled, complete, serve more, be great, get closer to God and real more in eternity than why does anyone get married? Lol 😂. It’s a genuine question I have. There doesn’t seem to be a point since millions of single Christians often become more mature than marrieds. Honestly the only thing that’s moving me so much to marriage is burning and the sex drive. If the sex drive wasn’t so strong I wouldn’t be interested because there doesn’t seem to be a point. You can reflect Christ’s fulfillment, sufficiency, completeness etc. without it, be sanctified without it, do more for the kingdom, you have more freedom, able to give more in tithes, energy, and teaching. The only thing that a married has over singles is raising kids. So sex and kids is the only unique thing g about it so maybe that’s it. Since in single life a person can get everything a married person has except having kids and sex.
For me the “grace” of singless = being able to serve more, doesnt sound all that great if Im being honest 😅
I 1000% (I could add more 0's 😆) feel this!! Though what I find encouraging is that even in marriage you will be serving, but your focus will be more on your spouse and children and not able to be more on others. Either way your focus will he somewhere, it just will look different depending on your situation.
Thanks for your reply. I also feel like maybe "serving" could be a negative topic in my life because of some of the refrences I have for it, where Im just forced to serve or something like that. Your kind response helped me notice that. So in a way you just "served" me. @@jessicascott8780
It is so funny, maybe it's true for the majority, but I don't like semetrical faces 😅 I just find them boring, both for man and women 🥹🥹