Ever feel stuck? Either stuck in a job, or in a relationship, or just living life stuck in the ruts? I have at times. If so, Paul has some advice for us:

Each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them…

Do you work at your dream job? Then live as a believer. Do you work at a lousy job just to get your pay? Even so, live as a believer. Uncertain in your relationship status? Up or down, live as a believer.

Out with friends on Saturday night? Party like a believer. Scrolling social media? Swipe like a believer. Driving in heavy traffic? Operate your motor vehicle like a believer.

Our situations change, for good or for ill. Things happen to us beyond our control. Life twists and turns or lies flat. Through it all, live like a believer.

Paul addressed singles and marrieds, slaves yearning for freedom, men circumcised and others not but wondering if they should go under the knife. He urged each person in their individual circumstance to live like a believer.

Paul reminds us: You were bought with a price, do not become slaves of human beings.

Rather than live as slaves to the whims of the world, live like a believer in the One who freed you and me.

1 Corinthians 7 in reading the Bible cover to cover in 2022

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