" MAKING ASSUMPTIONS "

Assumptions, now if we are all honest we do this multiple times during the day about many different things. I learn so much from the Word Of God daily. 1 Corinthians 7:15-17 are the verses that I'm about to expound on. Now these verses are misused by some as a loophole to get out of marriage. Please take the time to reread 1 Corinthians 7:1-17, In the verses 7:15-17 Paul's statement was given to encourage the Christian spouse to try to get along with the unbeliever and make the marriage work. If, however, the unbelieving spouse insisted on leaving, Paul said to let him or her go. The only alternative would be for the Christian to deny his or her faith to preserve the marriage, and that would be worse than dissolving the marriage. I believe that Paul's chief purpose in writing this was to urge the married couples to seek unity, not separation (see 1 Peter 3:1-2). Apparently the Corinthians were ready to make wholesale changes without thinking through the ramifications. Paul was writing to say that people should be Christians where they are. You can do God's work and demonstrate your faith anywhere. If you become a Christian after marriage, and your spouse is not a believer, remember that you don't have to be married to a Christian to Live For Christ. Don't assume that you are in the wrong place, or stuck with the wrong person. You may be just where God wants you (1 Corinthians 7:20). ONE LAST POINT: Don't assume your problems don't have solutions. I'm reminded of an example when Jesus asked Philip where they could buy a great amount of bread. Philip started assessing the probable cost. Jesus wanted to teach him that financial resources are not the most important ones. We can limit what God does in us by assuming what is and is not possible. Is there some impossible task that you believe God wants you to do? Don't let your estimate of what can't be done keep you from taking on this task. God can do the miraculous; trust him to provide the resources. Until Next Time... Jim,