1 Corinthians 7
So I opened my Bible tonight and looked at the chapter title…Marriage. Not a subject I really know anything about except for what I’ve seen being around my parents, friends parents, movie, etc. I’ve never actually experienced this for myself seeing as im only 16.
So in the first section of this chapter Paul states that it is good for men and women to be married and to have a relationship with another person. It then talks about the relationship between a wife and husband.
The next section is a command to those who are not married(hey thats most of us probably reading this). It says that we should remain unmarried…yeah most of us have probably dreamed about getting married some day and having kids and that whole wonderful fantasy. Now Paul isn’t saying that that is wrong but more or else stating that you can be single and it could mean that God just has other plans for you in your life(newsflash its not really your life. you might think it is but God’s got the power).
The next section is a command to those married. The command is this: don’t get a divorce.
The next section goes into more of what seems like a series of just rules and such. The first one being that if there is one person in a married relationship that is a Christian and the other isnt as long as the unbeliever is cool with it then they can stay together. But if the unbeliever leaves then it is ok that way the peace is kept.
The next part is a verse that I actually like in this chapter that more of us can relate too. It states “Nevertheless, each one should retain the place in life that the Lord assigned to him and to which God has called him.” I think this can relate to more than just being single or in a relationship. Like we don’t know what God has planned for us or what he’s doing in our lives we just have to give him control and just let him take us where he wants us to go. The entire next paragraph talks about how changing your status or situation isn’t what is important to how God looks at you. What he cares about is that you have become free through Christ and the blood he shed for us.
The next section is talking about how Paul isn’t telling people to completely change their lives (ex. get divorices, get married, etc.) but hes tell them to be free from concern. He wants us not to be concerned with what’s going on around us and in our earthly lives but instead we should have devotion and focus on God.
And then the final part of this section goes back to having the focus on marriage and fiances and things of that nature (again sorry but no experience on that part).
Now I know this was kinda a longer chapter and we couldn’t really relate to alot of it seeing as were currently high school students who even if we have a bf or gf we aren’t really looking at marrying them very soon but I think that there is something to take out of this. That would be that we shouldn’t stress over the situation we’re in on earth cause God is in control and only he knows where he’s taking us in life.
Hope everyone’s having a good october. See ya Sunday 
~Michelle
