God’s love is first toward you as an before it is toward the family you are a part of. John 3:16 God’s intention is for the single person to singleness. I Corinthians 7:17 Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. I Corinthians 7:17 The church and the world lead singles to the following: singleness singleness God intends for every person to engage in the of singleness. God has a destiny for all people, but most people never reach the destiny because they want too many other things. -Joey Galloway Key moment: We were not born married. We were , and it is for single people that Jesus died. John 3:16 There are three steps a single person must embrace if he or she wants to experience the incredible blessing of singleness: The first step of singleness is to with God. I Corinthians 6:17 The second step of singleness is to your oneness with God. Matthew 22:37-39; Psalm 73:25 Embrace what God . I Corinthians 7:1-5 in what God has for you. I Corinthians 7:7-32 We must not seek our mates; we must let God send our mates. -Jerry Vines devotion to God. I Corinthians 7:35 the better life. I Corinthians 7:38 The third step of singleness is to in the will of God. Takeaways: It’s time to God’s view of singleness. It’s time to the wrong view of singleness.