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 Everyone has to deal with temptation and
sometimes we're even tempted to be bitter about some of life's trials
and circumstances. Temptations are even good sometimes because they
can make us stronger in character. However singles face some particular
temptations that have their own twist to them.
 Take for instance time
and money. Many singles find they have quite a bit to play around with.
There is the temptation to squander all this extra time with lots of
frivolous activities and expenditures, as the world does, rather than
meditate on such questions as: "How might I use this extra time and
money to further advance God's kingdom coming?" "What will I be able
to say when I am asked to give an account of the "talents" I was given
to work with?" "Will I have provided shelter for someone needing a home,
refuge, or emergency shelter - near or far, visited some sick, in prison,
or shut ins on a regular basis to minister healing, setting someone free
from loneliness (even my own) by bringing Jesus to them personally or
by a letter, by phone and or funds, provided clothing to anyone needing it
- near or far?" "Am I spending so much time and money on myself -
hording in the bank, staying "fashionably correct", hitting all the right
nightlife places, cruises, trips to conferences and restaurants, educational
and career advancement that I have not shared this with someone who may
not be able to afford any of these luxuries, who is barely making it?
Do I even know any such people, personally or have I surrounded myself
with so many of the elite, "arrived people" that even Jesus with his down home
mixing-with-the-common-people self would not be comfortable or even allowed in
my social sphere?"
Hmm. What would God say to us? How about meditating on:
Matthew 6:19-21, Matt. 25:14-30, & 31-46, Luke 14:12-14. Also you may want
to see the movie Hotel Rawanda, the best modern display of a man doing
Luke 16:1-10, wisely making friends with mammon that this editor has seen.
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