The end of singleness :)
I've finished posting on the EQUIP book club today, so I am reclaiming my head space for other things, but, as previously mentioned, here are some questions I had about singleness along the way. No answers, just questions that came up:
There is a lot talk, particularly in North America (or maybe only in North America), about single women living like they are preparing for marriage.
Is this the right approach to singleness?
But if we say single women shouldn't be living like they are preparing for marriage, then should any woman, ever, be living like she is preparing for marriage?
If so, at which point would you tell single women to stop?
Is undivided devotion to the Lord and radical ministry etc only for those who have chosen to be single?
Or is this undivided devotion more about a state of mind and heart, than an activity? Less internal distraction?
Should all women, even those who have chosen to be single for ministry, have a "homeward orientation"?
Do single women with full-time jobs really have more time than stay-at-home Mums? (Maybe just differents kinds of time?)
What is the real difference between living like you are preparing for marriage and growing in godliness as a woman anyway?
What are the things about marriage you need to prepare for that aren't part of general godliness, as a woman? (Even "intimacy", which I don't think any single person should ever be preparing for till they have a sure end, would seem to be more about a godly attitude than any kind of technique etc.)
Is it helpful, or necessary, to use this "preparing for marriage" language with single women? (Why speak in terms of "preparing for" anything? Why not just serving God right now?)
And there were perhaps more that I didn't write down ...