What about the joys of remaining single...
Jim S.
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Thursday, May 09, 2019, 13:31 (2671 days ago)
And "un-yoked?" We don't see Jesus being married... Just sayin'..
I don't find a lot of joy in being single..just sayin'
Jim Taylor
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Thursday, May 09, 2019, 13:36 (2671 days ago) @ Jim S.
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I'm with Jim
Sid R
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Thursday, May 09, 2019, 13:47 (2671 days ago) @ Jim Taylor
I got one that likes to shoot, hunt and fish. She even cleans her critters.
Amen, brother. That was my feeling after my first
Rsim
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Friday, May 10, 2019, 05:56 (2671 days ago) @ Jim Taylor
wife passed. Almost 2 years a widower was not joyful, just living.
As a widower for nine months, I agree with Jim. No good days
Woody
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Friday, May 10, 2019, 16:53 (2670 days ago) @ Rsim
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60 + YEARS--I'LL STAY THIS WAY. WHAT
JT
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Thursday, May 09, 2019, 14:28 (2671 days ago) @ Jim S.
DOES THE SON OF GOD NOT BEING MARRIED HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING??? ALSO I SEE NO JOY IN NOT HAVING KIDS, GRANDKIDS AND GREAT GRANDKIDS.
John is right. Jesus not being married has
Gary Reeder
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Thursday, May 09, 2019, 15:06 (2671 days ago) @ JT
nothing to do with being scared of your wife. The answer to being afraid of your wife is not to stay single. There are a lot of great reasons to get married. The answer is being a companion in the marriage and while you are at it, growing a set of balls instead of turning into a whining little cry baby afraid of the wrath of the missus.
Two of the guys that wanted to go on one of our recent Africa hunts had to ask their wives and they both bailed out saying their wives wouldn't let them go. That was good as I could never have any respect for them after that.
What worked for me and my wife is...
Howard
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Thursday, May 09, 2019, 18:40 (2671 days ago) @ Gary Reeder
each of us having our own personal $ and bank account. That way we don't have to get permission or justify our purchases and it doesn't come out of the household budget. She has consulting jobs to fund her horse. I have a small amount of each paycheck and my bonuses deposited into my personal bank account for the next Reeder gun and hunts. Much less stress this way.
Don't know what your circumstance is brother........
Marco
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Thursday, May 09, 2019, 16:01 (2671 days ago) @ Jim S.
There is an important difference between being single and a genuine spiritual calling to the celibate life. Be careful not to confuse the two. Singleness is circumstantial. It happens to people for a wide variety of reasons, and is usually a temporary thing. Inability to find a mate. Death of a spouse. Difficult family situations. Medical or financial difficulties. The list goes on. Celibacy, on the other hand, is a vocation. It's a rare gift that God grants only to a few special people (see Matthew 19:10-12; I Corinthians 7:7). The choice of living a completely asexual life – and this, remember, is what singleness implies for a serious Christian, is a difficult standard to achieve. That's why we consider marriage such an important part of the divine plan for the average believer (I Corinthians 7:2).
Hope that helps......
Well said, it always comes down to choices
Rsim
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Friday, May 10, 2019, 05:51 (2671 days ago) @ Marco
"The man is not without the woman, and the woman is not without the man, in the Lord."
Having a wife and kids is what gives my life purpose.
Blake
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Thursday, May 09, 2019, 16:04 (2671 days ago) @ Jim S.
Nothing, is as important as that is.