Relationships can be a great blessing, they can also be difficult, complicated, heartbreaking, but it seems as though people would rather be with anyone than to be alone no matter how challenging that relationship may be. The Bible asserts the good and bad in both singleness and marriage. It is written in *1 Corinthians 7:1 Now concerning the things of which you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.* The ability to find contentment in God alone is a gift that can be applied to so many aspects of our lives but people place their faith and happiness in temporary things such as people, a career, wealth, beauty, popularity, talents, and education. All of these things are gifts, but we are not created for them — we are created for God. The Bible does say that marriage is more complicated than being single. Singleness affords a person opportunities that marriage does not. Paul understood marriage and singleness and tried to express the reason for marriage as seen in *1 Corinthians 7:8 But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am; 9 but if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.* Paul wrote about singleness as a good thing and he explained in a roundabout way that “Singleness is to pursue an undistracted devotion to the Lord.” The times haven’t really changed much since Paul wrote *1 Corinthians 7:26 I suppose therefore that this is good because of the present distress—that it is good for a man to remain as he is: 27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife.* The singles have an opportunity to practice finding contentment solely in their relationship with God that those in relationships don’t. Shifting one’s focus from superficial sources of happiness to an eternal source may take time to develop but it’s worth it. It would be impossible to practice this mindset while we are simultaneously seeking satisfaction from our romantic relationships. Paul explained in *1 Corinthians 7:32 But I want you to be without care. He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord—how he may please the Lord. 33 But he who is married cares about the things of the world—how he may please his wife.* We were designed to be in relationship with God first and foremost. When a person is unhappy in their singleness, it’s easy to see it as a burden and not a blessing to spend every opportunity seeking a deeper relationship with God. Throughout our lifetime “whats” are motivated by great “whys”, and the question that the singles need to ask themselves are why questions. Why are you seeking a wife/husband? Would it be better to stay single and serve the Lord wholeheartedly without distraction? For some, they don’t really want to serve the Lord, they only want to fulfill the desires of the flesh within the bounds of marriages. In conclusion, there is a misconception that singleness is a half empty life and an unfulfilling existence. A single person cannot know for sure whether they will find someone who meets their expectations and subsequently marry them but still seem to seek out what the Lord may not want for them. There is a difference between being lonely and being alone. Our fulfillment and purpose can never come from having a spouse but only from serving our Creator the way that He wants us to serve Him. There have been times in my own singleness that I have sought for companionship with a woman more than having that desire for God. One thing that I have come to see is that if God has not brought who He wants into my life it is better to wait on Him than to force the situation by worldly ways, in other words, “It is better to wait long than to marry wrong.”