To Marry or Not to Marry...That is the Question

1 Corinthians 7:8-9 " So I say to those who aren't married and to widows—it's better to stay unmarried, just as I am.  But if they can't control themselves, they should go ahead and marry. It's better to marry than to burn with lust."

      Lord, I praise You this morning for your faithfulness to me,   You have remained faithful; through times of plenty and times of need.  You have provided numerous great teachers of Your Word both in person and in print.   I am truly blessed!
      I does pain me that at a time in history when Your Word is more easily accessible than ever before to most of the industrialized world  via print, internet, phone, TV and radio that there are so many that are still ignorant of it.  You definitely use those mediums, but Your primary way You want us to share is one on one, face to face.    But because of these same mediums, there are distractions placed there by the enemy to keep Your people from touching the lives of those around them.  We live in a "virtual" world and there is so much junk out there.  Lord, keep me mindful of how I use the time You have given me.  I know it is short, as it for all of us, and I want to use it for Your glory!
      Even today, I used my Bible in print, accessed it on the internet in several different versions, and am using this blog to hopefully minister to others by typing out what You show me about You each day.  I have access to Concordance, the Lexicon, and other study materials and devotionals with a few key strokes.  Lord, I don't know how You will use this, but do so for Your glory.
      Paul again recommends singleness over marriage I believe because of the ties that might bind one from being available to serve.  There are young ladies I meet with that desperately want a child and to be married.  They are so very young.  You have guided me to tell each one to set their minds on things above, to take this time in their lives when they have no obligations to anyone to go on mission trips, to serve in the churches, to explore the world they live in and to share their faith unabashed.  Once married with children, their lives will take on a whole new dimension and their time will no longer be their own.
      But, if they are so intent on having a child that they would commit fornication, then I recommend that they marry first.