What does a man really want in a woman? I’m sure you’ve heard some of the basic desires men have: they want a woman who shows respect, who they find beautiful, and who can enhance their masculinity through her femininity.
Today, however, I want to talk about some desires in men that many women may never have heard about before. In fact, some men might not even realize they have these desires. But they’re there! They can just be difficult to articulate for some guys.
If you’re a Christian single person who wants to be in a godly relationship, the most natural place you’d think to meet someone would be church. But as many of you know, it’s not as easy as it sounds to meet someone at church.
Perhaps you have strong feelings for someone. But are those feelings coming from God, or is Satan trying to lead you down a wayward path?
By studying and applying 2 Timothy 3:1–9, we can identify five types of phrases that are red flags, revealing that a woman is not sent by God to you.
When you think about the man of your dreams, you don’t think about conflict. And yet, if you’re called to marriage, while God will give you a man who satisfies your longings and desires for a husband, he will not give you a man with whom you will never have any problems.
How can you tell if you have healthy standards that will protect you from getting into a bad relationship or unrealistic expectations that will sabotage you and keep you forever single?
Is your desire for that person really from God? Or are you being tempted by Satan with someone the Lord does not want for you? It can be hard to know when romantic feelings are involved.
How will you really know when a woman was sent to you by God? After all, plenty of guys thought a woman was from the Lord, only to find out she was a terrible match for him. Also, as we all know, sometimes we can trick ourselves into hearing what we want to hear.
Is God leading you to wait for that man? Or is Satan tempting you to waste your time on that guy? Is it a Spirit-led relationship that is just taking time to develop towards marriage? Or is the devil seeking to waste your life by keeping you with a guy who will never become the man you hope he will become?
In many instances, God wants to give us the very thing we want from him, but he is also withholding that blessing because we want it too badly. In other words, God will not bless us with an idol.