When it comes to marriage, sometimes people desire it so much that they are unable to admit it because they are afraid of being disappointed if it doesn’t happen one day. Ironically, they can become hopeless about the thing they hope God will give them one day.

I didn’t get a smartphone until eight years ago, after I was married and had my first child. This means that I lived all my single years without a device to turn to during moments of downtime. You know what I’m talking about.

Usually, when we quote a verse in Genesis in a Single conference, it’s Genesis 2:18 because it talks about marriage. However, there is an even more important part of our essence before marriage: we have been created in God’s image.

God is a good Father who generously gives us everything we need. Since we are His children, we should also be generous like our Father, but our selfish flesh does not want to. So how can we develop this skill?

Reading the first chapter of Romans, we understand that our eternal salvation and daily well-being are summed up in “who” we choose to revere and to whom we give our gratitude.