Well, I Heard It Again

"God will give you a mate after you are content in Him," said the preacher.

Yes, we know that every person who has every gotten married was first completely content in God.  And obviously, we know that everyone who is single must not be content with their relationship with God - because if they were, they would not be single.

And the proof text?  Adam.  How Adam was content with God.  And it was only then that God gave him Eve.  I'm not even going there...  And to be fair, two married friends who also heard this sermon heard this quote completely different.  They heard it as - Put Your Relationship With God First ... Make Sure Your Relationship With God is Strong Before Seeking A Spouse.

And maybe that's what the preacher meant.  But it's not what he said.

It's not true.  Just because you are content, flowing and breathing in the Lord - it doesn't mean that THEN you will get a spouse.  And if we don't have a spouse then it doesn't mean that what we feel is a contented, flowing and breathing relationship with God is a false one.

Single, married, somewhere-in-between: The result of being content, flowing and breathing in the Lord isn't a spouse.  The result is God.