Kronk's Korner

by Preacher Michael D. Kronk

May 2006

God's Quest for the Single Man - The Wrestle - Part III

Jacob wrestled with a man all night. Wrestling exerts so much strength and energy to do it, it’s hard to compare to anything else. If takes total focus of the mind and use of almost every muscle to achieve success in wrestling. It leaves a man tired and weary when it is over, just like it left Jacob tired, weary and wounded. The single man wrestles like this with opponent that at time seem impossible to best. The greatest of these opponent is burning loneliness and idleness.

“It is better to marry than to burn...” The burning speaks of the natural physical desire that a man has for a woman. When the married man burns he has a lawful outlet for his desires, but the single has no lawful outlet for his natural desires. If the single man burns he must wrestle with his flesh to keep it from overcoming him. The best to keep from burning is to not be set on fire. There are things in this world that set a man’s flesh on fire with lust. These things should be avoided when possible. TV, magazines, people, music, etc. are all different things that can set your flesh on fire. Different things effect people differently. You know yourself, and you know what makes you burn. Avoid those things.

“It is not good for the man to be alone...” The single man also wrestles with loneliness. Many married men are almost never alone and quickly forget how bad it feels. The married man shares his life with his wife and children. The single man needs to share his life with his friends and God. Good friends will keep some of the loneliness out of the single man’s life, But, if he can’t find good friends, he many times looks for bad ones. The single man should develop a close intimate relationship with God. His relationship with God will relieve his loneliness if he shares his life with God just as he would with a wife.

The old saying - “Idle hands are the devils workshop” The married man is busy with his wife and children, and has little idle time. The single man has a lot of extra time that he can use to get in trouble. The single man should use his spare time to fellowship with God and Christians. He should submerge himself in the ministries of the church and be a personal witness. The more church activities and ministries a church has for it’s single people, the less time it’s single people have to fall in the pitfalls of life.