Transcripts: Enjoy Life Forever!

Transcript: Faithful Single Ones
[Text: Gwen]
Gwen: Being single, you can focus more on other people rather than concentrating on yourself.
[Text: Josue]
Josue: Being single, having more time, more flexibility really helped me to attain this goal which was regular pioneering.
[Text: Anja]
Anja: I view singleness as a gift because it opens up opportunities to serve in a more focused and also more flexible.
Josue: You can study more and have more time in the field ministry. You have more time for the friends. You’re more available.
Gwen: Singleness definitely is a gift if it’s used in the right way for Jehovah.
Josue: Singleness has not always been easy.
Anja: Sometimes there comes a period in life, a certain age, when people start to ask, Anja, did you find somebody? Are you not yet married? And that’s not always easy.
Gwen: Sometimes people look at you, even brothers and sisters, and feel a bit of pity for you maybe because you’re still single. That sort of draws your attention away from what you are doing. That sometimes can be difficult.
Anja: I think I guard my singleness in the sense that I look out for what kind of movies I watch, not too romantic because it’s easy to fall into this type of thinking.
Gwen: So, I’ve also always made sure that I associate with a range of brothers and sisters from different age groups but ones that have similar sorts of goals and they have a very positive outlook.
Anja: Following Jesus closely as a single person, I think, is easier than as a couple because if we reflect on Jesus’ life, early to rise, late to bed, fully focused on the ministry, on his Father, that, I think, is easier for a single person.
Josue: He was available to help others, he was available to teach others, even for children he was available for them to give comfort.
Gwen: Jesus was so busy in his ministry and was focused. And when you’re single, you’re able to do that. You’re able to concentrate more of your energy and effort into the ministry, into serving Jehovah more fully.
Josue: It’s not a matter of just being single; it’s a matter of how you use it to support Jehovah’s arrangement.
Gwen: It doesn’t matter whatever age we are, if we are single, use the circumstances that you’ve got at the moment to do whatever you can because we’re just living in a momentous time. There is so much work for us to do.
Anja: Just go and pioneer or do something for Jehovah and wait for him to surprise you.
Gwen: You can use this time to do all sorts of different things in Jehovah’s service at the moment. There are so many opportunities opened up for single ones, including single sisters, now, going where the need is greater, moving to different countries, serving in Bethel. So, while you’ve got these circumstances, use the time now because it’s wonderful.
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