...If she pass the FLOWER of her age, and need so requires ..... let them marry. 1 Cor. 7:36
Attraction has a point at which it blossoms like a beautiful flower. Most plants have a flowering stage. And the plants which flowers is the one that is attractive to both insects and humans.
The same can be said about a woman. There is that stage in a woman's life we call the flower of her age, or the flower of her beauty. That is when you are most noticable. This is when you are most beautiful, and when men propose to you. For some women, this stage comes for a short while, but for others the period is longer. Unfortunately, the development of the mind and maturity of most Christians sisters does not correspond to the development of their beauty. This leads to many of them to reject the right partner.
When they are at this stage, a brother may propose to marry them and they would laugh it off.
Just beause you are in the flower of your age should not make you laugh at people who want to marry you. You keep tossing the suitors away. You make jokes about them. You show others the letters they wrote to you. But What you do not know is that this period does not last forever. You must not only use your emotions. You need to use your mind. Rely on the spirit of God and wise counsel to know when to marry and whom to marry.
Remember that the peak of your beauty and attractiveness is indeed like a flower--it is temporary.
Many ladies miss the opportunty to get married. They miscalculate during the "flowering" stage of their lives.
All of us have a stage at which we are most attractive. It is given by God for a season and a reason.
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