Comments on: Is This Really God’s Best? http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/04/25/is-this-really-gods-best/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:05:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 By: Ruth Turner http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/04/25/is-this-really-gods-best/#comment-99 Ruth Turner Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:20:29 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/04/25/is-this-really-gods-best/#comment-99 I think you could cut and paste 99% of this into a study for married women as well. Thanks for the wise words. I think you could cut and paste 99% of this into a study for married women as well. Thanks for the wise words.

]]> By: Felicity http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/04/25/is-this-really-gods-best/#comment-97 Felicity Sun, 29 Apr 2007 05:21:55 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/04/25/is-this-really-gods-best/#comment-97 Thank you for this great post. I fall into worry alot and recently have started 'Changing Channels' (by focussing on God through scripture verse or song) when worry or fear about the future starts to develop in my thoughts. It is such a comfort and relief that God only give us each day what we can bear and when we cast all our cares on him and trust in what we know to be true. My load is indeed lighter when God I focus on what is true and righteous. Thank you for this great post. I fall into worry alot and recently have started ‘Changing Channels’ (by focussing on God through scripture verse or song) when worry or fear about the future starts to develop in my thoughts. It is such a comfort and relief that God only give us each day what we can bear and when we cast all our cares on him and trust in what we know to be true. My load is indeed lighter when God I focus on what is true and righteous.

]]> By: Claire Martens http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/04/25/is-this-really-gods-best/#comment-93 Claire Martens Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:09:05 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/04/25/is-this-really-gods-best/#comment-93 I'm hardly old enough to worry about being an old maid, but I still appreciated this. Thank you so much for posting it! I’m hardly old enough to worry about being an old maid, but I still appreciated this. Thank you so much for posting it!

]]> By: DrLiz http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/04/25/is-this-really-gods-best/#comment-89 DrLiz Thu, 26 Apr 2007 03:14:38 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/04/25/is-this-really-gods-best/#comment-89 My only objection is that the inference could be made, especially from your second-to-last paragraph, that "living in disobedience" is what is keeping the single woman from the "happy ending" or "blessing" of marriage. The problem is that this would imply that married women have this blessing of marriage because they are living in obedience. I'm pretty sure you don't mean to imply this, as it borders on a version of the prosperity gospel (with marriage as prosperity and singleness as poverty). It also conflicts with your overall theme of contentment and God's sovereign grace. But I wanted to point out how it sounded, at least to the ears of a never married 39 year old! And if you are going to remind single women not to worry or whine about singleness, don't forget to remind married women to stop responding to any verbalization of a desire to be married with "oh, it's so much easier to be single". The nice part about being 39 is that I'm not stupid enough to think that marriage solves all or even any problems. I'd even agree that in a lot of ways it is easier to be single than to be married. Although I'm still trying to figure out where I've misplaced all the free time singles are supposed to have due to any lack of real responsibilities - you know, that time we can use to really serve God during this time we are gifted with singleness. (Okay, sorry about the sarcasm - I guess this is why I'm still single.) My only objection is that the inference could be made, especially from your second-to-last paragraph, that “living in disobedience” is what is keeping the single woman from the “happy ending” or “blessing” of marriage. The problem is that this would imply that married women have this blessing of marriage because they are living in obedience.

I’m pretty sure you don’t mean to imply this, as it borders on a version of the prosperity gospel (with marriage as prosperity and singleness as poverty). It also conflicts with your overall theme of contentment and God’s sovereign grace. But I wanted to point out how it sounded, at least to the ears of a never married 39 year old!

And if you are going to remind single women not to worry or whine about singleness, don’t forget to remind married women to stop responding to any verbalization of a desire to be married with “oh, it’s so much easier to be single”. The nice part about being 39 is that I’m not stupid enough to think that marriage solves all or even any problems. I’d even agree that in a lot of ways it is easier to be single than to be married. Although I’m still trying to figure out where I’ve misplaced all the free time singles are supposed to have due to any lack of real responsibilities - you know, that time we can use to really serve God during this time we are gifted with singleness. (Okay, sorry about the sarcasm - I guess this is why I’m still single.)

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