Do you have a strong desire to be deeply connected to someone, yet an equally intense fear of getting hurt if you ever did connect deeply? Have you longed for someone to open up to you, but once they did, you pulled away because you didn’t know how to handle the intimacy? Do you feel like you’re in a constant push-pull cycle towards romance, pushing for it but then pulling away once you get close to having it?
Have you ever felt so strongly for someone that the thought of losing them made you feel all kinds of fears, even though your actual relationship with them was fine?
While most Christians have a basic understanding of sexual promiscuity before marriage, many do not have a great understanding of emotional promiscuity before marriage.
Satan can’t make you do anything. Scripture is clear that any time we sin, the only person to blame is ourselves (James 1:14).
Many Christians have been taught that the best way to find your spouse is to stop looking – almost like trying to play reverse psychology on God. They think that if they want a spouse too badly, God won’t give it to them. But if they let it go and stop trying to find someone, then God will give it to them.
How will God tell you who to marry? What are the signs that God is highlighting your future spouse to you? And when you sense God revealing “the one” to you, what will that feel like?
Right from the start, I want to clarify that I’m not saying it’s wrong to ask God for specific qualities in a spouse. The Bible routinely calls us to ask God for things we desire (Matthew 7:7-11). For example:
Were you connecting deeply with someone, but for some reason, things seem different now? Is this a trial you two need to push through, or is this the beginning of the end?
In today’s article, we’re going to talk about the connection between answered prayer and faith, particularly as it relates to asking God for a spouse.
At times, there are extremely desirable single people who fly under most people’s radar. If you were to get to know them, you would quickly realize how attractive, enjoyable, and desirable they really are. They are the types of people who don’t make a strong first impression, but when you give them time, they make a lasting impression, which is rarer and more valuable if you’re looking for a lifelong partner.