WHILE AM WAITING ON THE LORD

by  Christ is life

Courtship that leads to marriage is something every believer is yearning for but the question we should perhaps ask ourselves is that, are we ready to be sacrificial in order to glorify and honor God with our relationship?

Imagine if Hosea could possibly choose a wife for himself? He would probably not settle for Gomer, a prostitute. My friends, God’s ways are not our ways. At His timing, He provides one who is suitable for you. The way I would be waiting, it’s to let our Lord Jesus Christ work out on what I am perhaps struggling with in terms of commitment, submission, home keeping skills, purity, trust, saving money, bearing with one another, bringing up Godly children, laziness, idleness among many others. However, it’s not a grantee that I will meet the above mentioned things and also being the proverb 31, Ephesians and Titus woman but just desiring to grow with my to be suitor to glorify and honor God just enough for me.

The other thing that we should keep in mind is God’s command in 2 Corinthians 6;14 New International Version says, do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?... if you are a believer then God commands us not to relate with a non-believer. The other thing we also forget is that we cannot perform the task of the Holy Spirit. To change someone so that you can relate with him or her. It is only the Holy Spirit that convicts us of our sin not us doing the work of the Holy Spirit.

Strip off religion (being saved) and see whether you can manage the character of the other individual, his or her likes and dislikes, his or her calling, his or her job, his future aspirations, his or her service for God. Are you ready to compromise or you would rather stay single? Will it have a negative impact to you? For instance, can you manage with his or her anger, sexual purity, lies among so many other weaknesses. If he wants to be a missioner are you willing to accept to perhaps relocate or you will be uncomfortable.

Patience is something very crucial. Desire to grow in this area because we can a totally different with one another and if there is no patience then the relationship may go hay-wire. Pray that God will grant you patience to bear with the other person’s character especially since you’ve not grown together

Enjoy single-hood by going out,having quality time with your friends and learning new skills that may coming handy during courtship and marriage