For real though, I completely agree. I prayed and prayed for a partner in ministry. Confinement is just silly, really. There is so much more we can do together that we could ever do a part. I’m not discounting Paul when we advocates for staying single. I definitely see what he means. But some people are meant to serve together – like us. Thank you, Jesus, for my amazing husband and partner!

I love you, Aaron McCarter. Like your blog, too.

“to give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause”
“to dedicate oneself to another by a vow”
“to make inviolable”
“to devote to a purpose with or as if with deep solemnity or dedication”

I feel like these definitions better define what marriage should be. Not confinement and feeling “imprisoned,” but rather a dedicated willingness to be devoted to another person, and to make a vow to be devoted to them forever. With the word “confinement,” I feel like the emphasis is on making one feel as if they do not have a choice in the matter; as if it is their punishment or imprisonment without escape. “Consecration,” on the other hand, emphasizes the fact that one does indeed have a choice in the matter at hand; that one chooses to be diligently devoted to someone or something and to protect that person at all costs. Anyways–great blog post, something I hadn’t really thought about before