Singles Dealing with Temptation and Bitterness

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Everyone has to deal with temptation and sometimes we're even tempted to be bitter about some of life's trials and circumstances. Temptations are even good sometimes because they can make us stronger in character. However singles face some particular temptations that have their own twist to them. Take for instance time and money. Many singles find they have quite a bit to play around with. There is the temptation to squander all this extra time with lots of frivolous activities and expenditures, as the world does, rather than meditate on such questions as: "How might I use this extra time and money to further advance God's kingdom coming?" "What will I be able to say when I am asked to give an account of the "talents" I was given to work with?" "Will I have provided shelter for someone needing a home, refuge, or emergency shelter - near or far, visited some sick, in prison, or shut ins on a regular basis to minister healing, setting someone free from loneliness (even my own) by bringing Jesus to them personally or by a letter, by phone and or funds, provided clothing to anyone needing it - near or far?" "Am I spending so much time and money on myself - hording in the bank, staying "fashionably correct", hitting all the right nightlife places, cruises, trips to conferences and restaurants, educational and career advancement that I have not shared this with someone who may not be able to afford any of these luxuries, who is barely making it? Do I even know any such people, personally or have I surrounded myself with so many of the elite, "arrived people" that even Jesus with his down home mixing-with-the-common-people self would not be comfortable or even allowed in my social sphere?"