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    Singles Corner
    Singles Corner
    Singles Corner
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    Singles Corner

    By Tebogo Maimane

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    The book is firstly aimed at single people. A single person in the context of the book is anyone who does not have a spouse. There are various challenges that single people face and may not know how to deal with them. This book is a tool to encourage and edify such individuals in accordance to biblical principles . After reading this book one would be spiritually empowered by knowing that they are valued and should not feel marginalised because God loves us equally, whether single or married.

    Secondly the book is aimed at people who are in ministry leadership. This book will help them gain insight about challenges of single people. Ministry leaders will come to a realisation that singleness is as complex as marriage and as such needs resources to be allocated in order to minister to such needs.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTebogo Maimane
    Release dateMar 6, 2017
    ISBN9781370667581
    Singles Corner
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    Tebogo Maimane

    Tebogo Maimane is based in South Africa. My first book was published in 2012. I am passionate about being an authentic disciple of Jesus Christ. My key interests are in social justice and cross cultural ministry. Qualifications: Bachelor in Commerce Advance certificate in taxation Certificate in Development Programme in Labour Relations Certificate in Missions Development Programme Certificate in Biblical Studies Certificate in Women in Ministry

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      Singles Corner - Tebogo Maimane

      Singles Corner

      Copyright 2016 Tebogo Maimane

      Published by Tebogo Maimane at Smashwords

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your enjoyment only, then please return to Smashwords.com or your favourite retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgements

      Foreword

      1. Sufficient Grace

      2. Singleness is not a Curse

      3. Societal Pressure

      4. Age Is Only a Number

      5. Being Single Does Not Mean Loneliness

      6. Healthy Self Esteem

      7. Renounce Comparison

      8. Waiting on God for a Spouse

      9. Abstinence

      10. Role of Single Person in the Church

      11. Singleness and Leadership

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      About the author

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      Acknowledgements

      I would like to give honor to God for the gift He has put in me, allowing me to be His instrument to bring encouragement to fellow believers so that we can run this race of faith with excellence as we pursue to reach the goal.

      I would also like to thank my family for being my great support and giving me space to pursue my vision.

      I would also like to appreciate my spiritual coach, an apostle of Jesus Christ, that God has placed in my life, and all the fivefold ministers globally that have contributed towards my spiritual growth.

      Foreword

      As I write this book I am at a stage where I am approaching my fortieth birthday and have never been married. I write from a point of view of what I have experienced in my walk of faith, as well as my observation and conversations with other single people. Some are single by choice whereas some are single due to circumstances. As such my classification of a single person is any person who has never been married, or a divorced person, or a person who has lost a spouse and never remarried. I acknowledge that even this category is diverse, for example some have never been married but have children whereas some don’t have children, the same with divorcees and the widowed. I therefore sincerely implore that the content be read with this understanding.

      I am of the opinion that one of the things that makes being single a challenge is lack of closure. For instance if you grew up without a father being present in your life you are able to get to a point of closure because you come to the realization that you can’t undo the past or turn the clock backwards. Or in cases where you have lost a loved one you are able to heal and have a sense of closure. Whereas with being single (for those who desire to get married) the best you can do is hope and believe that God will grant you the desire of your heart, it is a continuous journey.

      Chapter 1: Sufficient Grace

      In this journey of exploring life as a single person, let us do so by firstly broaching the subject of grace. It is of importance to take cognizance that as believers we live every aspect of our lives through the grace of God, as it is written in Acts 17:28

      "For in Him we live and move and have our being".

      Jesus Christ also emphasized this principle in John 15:5 when He said

      "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him,

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