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by John Piper from Desiring God at Church Leaders.com – Why Are Women More Eager Missionaries?
Editor’s note: Seems to me that men not marrying, or delaying marriage, are perhaps not the most mature people in the first place. Perhaps that’s just the type of guy that has no business being missionary at all. But it is wisdom not to marry or pursue serious types of activities when you’re not ready for them.
Many, it seems to me, of those single men probably avoid missions out of the same personal dynamics that keep them single. Among Christian men who do not get married, say, in their 20s and 30s, they are probably held back from that relationship of marriage by—here are my opinions—a sense of inadequacy that they could be a spiritual leader or a fear that they might be rejected as they pursue a relationship or a lack of purpose in life that would give support and meaning in a marriage relationship. Any of those hindrances to forming a long-term commitment of marriage would also explain why he may have a sense of inadequacy about missions or a fear about missions or a lack of purpose about missions.
In other words, the very things that keep a man single in his late 20s and 30s are probably the same kind of things that would keep him from pursuing a life in missions. On the other hand, single women may not feel any of those hindrances. They would happily marry a godly, mature, purposeful, mission-directed man if he came along. But they can’t make that happen without men doing their part.
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