5 Things Satan Does When You Meet the Man God Wants You to Marry

When you meet the man God wants you to marry, what is happening in the spiritual realm?

Oddly enough, spiritual warfare can sometimes be a good sign. I’m not saying we should pursue being attacked. And I’m definitely not saying it’s a good sign if we are falling to Satan’s temptations.

However, whenever God is doing something amazing, you can be sure that Satan wants to ruin it somehow. While the devil can never overrule God, we do have free will, and thus we can fall for Satan’s temptations and cause problems in our lives and relationships.

Therefore, here are 5 things Satan does when a woman meets the man God wants her to marry.

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1. When You Meet the Man God Wants You to Marry, Satan Will Tempt You to Worry You’re Not Enough

Deep in a woman’s heart is the fear that she is not beautiful enough for the man that she loves. She wants to be the best woman she can be for him, and yet, this desire ends up fueling her fear – that she’s not what he wants.

This fear of not being enough as a woman can tempt you to act in ways that will hurt your relationship with the man God has for you. While the man God has for you will fight through any issue you two face, when you push him away because you are afraid of getting hurt, this causes him to guard his heart more, too.

Vulnerability is one of the main ingredients of deep, satisfying love. But when a woman fears she is not enough for a man, she will resist vulnerability. She will feel that she can’t be rejected if she never shows the man her truest self.

In love, God will allow a woman to get attacked in this very sensitive area so that she can come to the Lord to find the security she needs. God will allow her insecurities to worsen, so she will be forced to come to him and find the real solution to this issue (Matthew 11:28-30).

When she knows she is God’s daughter and is perfectly loved by her heavenly Father, this frees her to be vulnerable with the man (1 John 4:18-21). And when God gives you a husband, that man will be fully satisfied with you so long as you are fully open with him.

I’m not saying you should open up fully as soon as possible. But in time, as the man shows he is trustworthy, to enter into marriage, you must allow the man into your heart.

2. When You Meet the Man God Wants You to Marry, Satan Will Tempt You to Try Too Hard to Keep Him

Ironically, when a woman has a deep fear of losing the man she loves, she ends up doing things that can push him away. Fear is never a good motivation because it causes you to make bad choices. Fear makes you panicky, anxious, and aggressive, all of which are qualities that decrease the feminine beauty your future husband will love about you.

The opposite of fear is faith. Faith trusts the Lord even when the answers are unclear. Faith can empower a woman to remain calm and gentle even when there is a risk of losing the person she loves. Faith empowers a woman to retain the gentle and quiet spirit that attracts a godly man (1 Peter 3:4-6), even when the world is tempting her to be harsh and aggressive to get what she wants.

Don’t let Satan tempt you with fear. When you give in to fear, you will put pressure on the man to take away your fears, and this pressure will actually push him away from you. When you are secure in your heavenly Father’s love for you, this frees you to be inviting, which draws the man to you even more.

3. When You Meet the Man God Wants You to Marry, Satan Will Tempt You to Depend Too Much on Him

God made a man to be a pursuer, provider, protector, and a priest. When a man becomes a husband, he should play these roles in the home so that his wife can feel the peace God wants her to experience as she follows a good man.

And yet, with any good thing, we can take it too far. Satan won’t just tempt you to reject a man’s good qualities. Rather, Satan will tempt you to depend too much on the good qualities God has given this man.

Sometimes we idolize bad things. But usually, we are much more vulnerable to idolizing the good things God has given us. When we take a good gift and make it the ultimate gift, we are falling into idolatry.

Therefore, make sure you value a man for what he is while making sure you are clear about what he is not. The man God wants you to marry can’t be your everything. He can’t be the rock on which you build your life. Only Christ can be that (Matthew 7:24-27, 1 Corinthians 10:4)!

4. When You Meet the Man God Wants You to Marry, Satan Will Tempt You to Rush Him Into Marriage

I’m not saying that a man can never rush a woman into marriage. Rather, I’m just saying that this is often a temptation for women.

Generally speaking, a man tends to lead more with his mind than his heart, and a woman tends to lead more with her heart than her mind. This is why there is often a disagreement on the speed at which a greater commitment is offered. The heart often moves much faster. But it takes time for the evidence to be produced so that the mind can be satisfied.

In other words, the man God has for you will love you in his heart just as much as you will love him in your heart. And yet, he will know he needs to be logical about this. He will want to marry you quickly, but his mind will lead him to be patient and wise about it.

This is good. For as the Song of Solomon says, “Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.” Therefore, don’t let Satan tempt you into pressuring the man to pursue you faster than is wise. You two will be better off in the long run if you take your time.  Love is patient (1 Corinthians 13:4).

5. When You Meet the Man God Wants You to Marry, Satan Will Fall Right Into God’s Trap and Be Used for Your Good

In the end, while Satan will try to attack you and your future husband to bring you harm, God will actually use these attacks for your good. I’m not saying God is causing Satan to attack you. But I am saying that God is sovereign over Satan, and even the devil ends up serving the purposes of God, even though he doesn’t mean to.

Satan used evil people to put Christ on the cross (John 13:27, Acts 2:23). And in so doing, he fell right into God’s trap. Likewise, while Satan will think he’s going to break you two up, when you meet the man God wants you to marry, this spiritual warfare will actually be used to bring you two even closer together.

Genesis 50:20, “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good . . .”

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