| In today's lifestyle there are several reasons why | | | | headed by an older married couple who stand |
| women are either single by choice, single again or | | | | together in responsibility of the singles. |
| widowed at a young age. Many of these women are | | | | Christian women must often stand alone in the |
| struggling to live a Christian life and they have the | | | | church, maintaining a reputation of a godly life. "Dating |
| forces of the world beating them down daily. | | | | around", friendships with married men and not having |
| Economics make up a large portion of problems for | | | | a quiet spirit can be deadly to the reputation of a |
| single parents. Loneliness is faced daily. Work | | | | single Christian woman. |
| obligations enter into the lives of the parent and the | | | | Our culture often puts the single Christian woman in |
| children and there never seems to be enough hours | | | | the fire. However, single or married, we all have the |
| in the day. Then there is the ever problem of living a | | | | same heavenly Father, the same offer of salvation |
| life where God calls for purity in our life in all areas. | | | | and the same love from Jesus. |
| The single life gives us a unique time and opportunity | | | | The dedication of ourselves to children and family, if |
| to work on our own personal self, develop a variety | | | | they are in a woman's life is a wonderful basic. The |
| of relationships and a variety of ways that we can | | | | dedication of a Christian woman to a ministry for God |
| serve in the church. However, single women | | | | will fulfill and sustain as He is molding the woman's life |
| particularly, face a "stigma" in the church. Since | | | | for the future. |
| "people will be people"; this will likely never change. | | | | Any friendship or dating relationship must be viewed |
| Single women must constantly take care of their | | | | as a possible potential mate and special care must be |
| behavior, their dress, their associations and every | | | | taken to slowly build and nurture it. Both parties must |
| word that is spoken from their mouth if they are to | | | | first have their eyes on the Lord and die to self as |
| live a separated life and maintain respectability. God's | | | | far as temptations or the desire to move ahead too |
| word tells us that a good reputation is worth more | | | | quickly. |
| than fine jewels. It is priceless yet it is constant | | | | There are many challenges and victories to the life of |
| maintenance and dedication to achieve. | | | | a single Christian woman. The opportunity for growth |
| Many churches offer their own single groups for | | | | can reach mountain-top peak level or it can bring you |
| Sunday School and fellowship. The success of these | | | | into a valley so deep you are tempted to just follow |
| groups in accomplishing the job of ministering and | | | | the world and give it up. A godly life is worth the |
| discipleship of the single woman is often the success | | | | struggle and will be the example for your children as |
| or failure of a godly leader. Often it is difficult to find | | | | they struggle in a broken family. It is a matter of |
| such a leader, due to the complications and time that | | | | giving and trusting in God to deliver you up to that |
| a singles ministry requires. Ideally a good group is | | | | mountain-top where the rewards will be worth it. |