"Single, Satisfied, and Sent: Mission for the Not Yet Married"

In keeping with the theme of singleness (which I have preached on the past two Sundays- you can find them here and here), I wanted to refer you to a helpful article at Desiring God by Marshall Segal entitled "Single, Satisfied, and Sent: Mission for the Not Yet Married." He helpfully observes,

A season of singleness is not merely the minor leagues of marriage. It has the potential to be a unique period of undivided devotion to Christ and undistracted ministry to others. 

With the Spirit in you and the calendar clear, God has given you the means to make a lasting difference for his kingdom. You’re all dressed up, having every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places (Ephesians 1:3), with literally everywhere to go. 

With God’s help and leading, you have the freedom to invest yourself, your time, your resources, your youth, and your flexibility in relationships, ministries, and causes that can bear unbelievable fruit.

He then goes on to give eight suggestions for making the most of your singleness. The first one is so helpful and is about not trading marital distraction for other distractions. 

Paul may have been right about our freedom from spousal concerns, but in an iPhone, iPad, iPod, whatever iWant world, single people never have trouble finding their share of diversions. In fact, if you’re like me, you crave diversion and tend to default there, whether it’s SportsCenter, Downton Abbey, working out, fancy eating, endless blogging and blog-reading, surveying social media, or conquering the latest game. We might call it resting, but too often it looks, smells, and sounds a lot like we’re wasting our singleness.

That is a timely exhortation. Don't waste the main purpose of your unmarried status. Segal goes on to list 7 other suggestions that I'd encourage you to read.