Can we please stop telling people that marriage is the greatest tool God can use for sanctification?
It's something I hear all too often, and as a single adult it's frustrating.
It's actually hurtful to many.
As a single adult, it comes across as meaning I don't have the opportunity for sanctification because I'm not married. And, yes, I've had people say that.
With single adults a large and growing number of people in our churches, comments like this alienate more people that we realize.
And, let's be honest, God has a lot more tools to use for our sanctification than just marriage. He's not limited. We make Him out to be smaller than He actually is when we decide what His best tools for sanctification are.
As long as we are living in relationship with God, He can do the work of sanctification in our lives. He can use any situation or relationship or things that come our way to sanctify us. And He does, if we allow Him to.
Yes, marriage is a tool God can use for sanctification.
So are roommates, friends, coworkers, neighbours, family members.
So it trusting God through a challenging time.
So is persevering to finish a project that didn't come naturally or was filled with challenges.
Ultimately, anything in our lives can be a tool God uses for our sanctification, if we'll allow it to be.
But, that's the key with all of this. We have to allow it to be a way of sanctification. If we don't, then it won't be.
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