Today on Summit Life with JD Greer.

Singleness is a gift that God gives to some for His purposes,

and it comes with divine enablement.

By the way, marriage is a gift that you need to divine enablement for.

The point is, whatever stage God has you in,

you can be happy and fulfilled because happiness and fulfillment

do not come from your marital status.

Welcome to Summit Life with Pastor, author, and theologian JD Greer.

I'm your host, Molly Bitovich, and we are so glad that you're back with us today.

You know, in so many churches, single people are sometimes

love to feel like outsiders.

Everyone appears to be paired off and a lot of the energy goes into cultivating

healthy families with the teaching and programming of the church.

As a result, and sometimes tragically, many singles admit to feeling like

second-class Christians, but today Pastor JD explains that God's view is far different.

In fact, the Bible often reinforces the benefits of singleness.

So whether you're married or not, there's something to learn today from God's word.

And as we begin, I'd like to say a special thank you to our gospel partners

who have made this teaching possible today.

If you'd like to join that special part of our team here at Year's End,

visit JD Greer.com.

But right now, let's get started with today's teaching title,

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