Is God preparing you for marriage? We certainly cannot always know the will of God for our futures, but often times God prepares us for a calling before he allows us to walk in that calling.
So here are 3 signs that God might be preparing you for marriage.
How can you tell if God is protecting you from a bad relationship? What signs will be present if God is actually sparing you pain by not allowing a relationship to progress forward in your life?
Here are 4 signs God is protecting you from a bad relationship.
Why is sex before marriage bad? What consequences are there for premarital sex? And what rewards are there for practicing abstinence during singleness?
Can Christians who are single and of the opposite gender really be “just friends”? Will single guys and girls inevitably like each other if they are friends? What does the Bible say about single guys and girls being just friends?
In one of my recent videos called 3 Signs God Is Keeping You Single, one of the points I made there was that God will often keep people single if they are too immature to handle a godly relationship. As Matthew 7:11 states, God only gives “good gifts” to his children.
One question this raised in the minds of many was, “Well why are there so many immature people who are married then? If God keeps some people single because they are not prepared for marriage, what about all the people who are married even though they are not living for God?”
When you are single it is easy to assume that marriage will solve a lot of the issues you are experiencing. In some cases, marriage really can help you. Through a healthy Christian marriage, you will experience companionship, support, and a teammate in life that truly is a blessing. For as Proverbs 18:22, “He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.”
Are you still single because of your porn addiction? Would God bless you with a Christian marriage if you were not actively using porn? What affect does porn have on your ability to get into a Christian relationship?
Should you stop dating for a period of time? Would it be good for your heart to spend a season of just pursuing God so that you can stop idolizing relationships? Is it ever helpful to fast from Christian dating?