Meaning Of Love In The Book 'Song Of Songs'

If I able to get the opportunity to teach on this topic to someone that is single, I would put the main focus of my teaching in the meanings of love itself that introduced in the book of Song of Songs. I am so grateful that God has given me over these past 6-7 years to get involved in the teens, youth, and young adults ministries, and one of the big problems that I found that they were facing on is: The crisis of meanings. I believe this problem exists because today we live in a culture that put out the image of love as something cheap, it is all about quick physical connection, and totally the opposite of what been explained in the book. And because of this, there's no guideline for these people to hold onto that caused confusion and disorder.

And regarding your next question, I would rather look singleness as the choice of life that someone made, that can be used as the opportunity to fully devote someone's life to the thing God called them to do. I believe there is nothing wrong for someone to stay single or to get married. The more important point here is: Whatever the decision is, may it becomes something that producing life and also, glorifying God. I saw this issue is pretty much the same every time we talk about finding the purpose of life. The focus here is not whether choosing a job as a doctor or as a chef that will make us live in the purpose God has for our life, but to make sure that the "Why?" factor is greater than the "What?" I remembered one verse from 1 Corinthians 10:31 that says, "Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." I believe this verse can also be applied when we talk about the decision to be single or not. If by being single, the name of God can be glorified, then why not? but at the same time, if by getting married the name of God can be more glorified, then why we choose to stay single?