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HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE SINGLE
These same seven gifts that Adam received from God are
also our legacy as human beings because we are all
descended from Adam. That which was lost or distorted
through Adam’s sin was restored through the blood of
Christ. If you want to be an effective single, follow God’s
list.
1) Image. God’s first gift to us as humans is His image.
The first thing you need is not to find somebody else, but
to find yourself. You need first to be secure in your own
self-image, and that is only found in God. If you don’t
know who you are, or if you have a poor sense of self-worth,
you have not yet tapped into the God-nature within
you and will probably be a liability to anyone you marry.
To marry without a strong sense of self worth and personal
identity means that you will spend your life trying to
become somebody, usually by attaching yourself to your
spouse’s identity. If your spouse also has an identity
problem, then you have double trouble. You need to know
who you are and be secure and complete and whole within
yourself before you get married. If you know who you are
—if you have a good self-image—you won’t need anyone in
order to be someone.
2) Function. God gave Adam a specific function and way
of operating. He said, “You know who you are, now here is
how you work: you function by speaking. Whatever you
say, will happen.” This principle is still true. Proverbs
18:21 says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue:
and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” God
designed us to function in such a way that what we speak
into our lives determines in large measure our environment
and circumstances. What we say about ourselves and our
situation influences our patterns of thought and belief, and
thereby tend to become self-fulfilling prophecies. Before
you even consider entering a long-term relationship with
someone, get your own tongue sorted out first. Understand
that whatever you speak regarding your personal
circumstances-positive or negative—will become true in
your life. Learn to speak positive and confident truth about
yourself before entering a long-term relationship. If you
know how you function, you won’t have to depend on
other people’s approval or other people’s resources in
order to make a living. You will be able to take care of
yourself using your own abilities, gifts, and talents.
3 ) Presence. Before he ever had or even needed the
presence of another human being, Adam enjoyed the
presence of God. In the garden of Eden Adam was in the
right environment to be protected from pollution and
corruption. God gave Adam His own presence, thus
establishing an eternal principle. The first presence you
need in your life is not the presence of a boyfriend or a
girlfriend, but the presence of God. Use your unmarried
years to get to know God. Pray, study God’s Word,
welcome the ministry of the Holy Spirit in your life, and
become intimately familiar with God’s presence. When a
prospective spouse finds you, he or she should find you in
Eden. Ultimately, the presence of God is all you, or any of
us, need. Marriage is never appropriate until you are so
complete within yourself and your relationship with God
that you do not need marriage in order to define yourself.
4) Work. God gave Adam meaningful work to do so that
he could become fully himself and manifest his fullest
potential. The Greek word for “work,” eregon, literally
means “to become.” When God placed Adam in the garden
and charged him to dress it and keep it, he was telling
Adam to “become” himself. In other words, Adam was to
manifest who he really was. God has the same purpose for
you. He wants you to become yourself and manifest who
you really are. He has hidden inside you a truly awesome
person with an awesome dream, an awesome vision, an
awesome design, and awesome abilities. Those qualities are
in latent form, and you must work to bring them out. Your
rst focus should be on becoming yourself, not on finding
another “self.”
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