WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY....
Dedicated to RRR
"... It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him" (Genesis 2:18 KJV).
The Lord wants to bring a mate to those who will ask Him and have the patience to wait for His choice.
There are some single people who are constantly out looking for a mate, and they are miserable because God has not sent them one yet. They have prayed and prayed, yet they still have no mate. Some settle for Satan's provision instead of asking God for the patience to wait for the one whom He would send. If they would look to Jesus and seek to please Him, rather than being concerned about a mate, soon they would find the right one crossing their path. Looking for a man or woman to just keep them from being lonely or just to fill their needs or to be a father or mother to their children should not be the only reasons for desiring a mate. They also need to be concerned about what kind of husband or wife they would be for a mate. These single people are still much in the flesh if they just want their own needs met. They should ask the Lord to fill them with His love and peace.
There are some single people who are constantly out looking for a mate, and they are miserable because God has not sent them one yet. They have prayed and prayed, yet they still have no mate. Some settle for Satan's provision instead of asking God for the patience to wait for the one whom He would send. If they would look to Jesus and seek to please Him, rather than being concerned about a mate, soon they would find the right one crossing their path. Looking for a man or woman to just keep them from being lonely or just to fill their needs or to be a father or mother to their children should not be the only reasons for desiring a mate. They also need to be concerned about what kind of husband or wife they would be for a mate. These single people are still much in the flesh if they just want their own needs met. They should ask the Lord to fill them with His love and peace.
Being single is an
important time to prepare us for marriage. It can also be a time to
experience a closer communion with God. As we seek God to cleanse us of
the world and help us become the kind of wife or husband that would
bless someone, we will soon find that we are not lonely. First, the Lord
would begin using us to bless others; then we will find we are content
in Him. Eventually, in God's plan and timing, He will bless us with a
wonderful mate so that both lives can be a witness for Him. We believe
if a marriage cannot glorify the Lord, then it would be better to remain
alone. There are worse things than being alone. One of these is to be
out of God's will by compromising and marrying someone who does not feel
the same way we do about the Lord.
Marriage is the
second major choice we make in our lives, and we should never enter into
it without much prayer. To rush into a marriage can be disastrous. The
most important decision of our lives, of course, is our decision to
follow the Lord. This decision is not a one-time declaration, but a
daily determination to follow Jesus above all. If we allow the emotional
or soulish realm to dominate our lives we become more susceptible to
the enemy leading us astray through someone. This area of the flesh
should be brought under the Lord's subjection so that Satan does not get
the advantage and consequently destroy our lives and ministries. So
many have failed the Lord because they chose a man or woman over the
Lord.
We find this true
throughout the Bible, too. Solomon's heathen wives led him into
idolatry. Samson lost his eyes because of a woman, Delilah. David
committed murder because of passion for Bathsheba.
Our emotions need to be cleansed as they are not the sign of love. The true definition of love is "God is love." If God is not in a relationship it is not true love. What this world calls love is really lust since it is built on what the other person does for me, not what I can do for him or her. If the other person fails to keep up his end of the bargain, a divorce occurs because the offended mate is no longer pleased. This is the attitude of the world's so-called "love." God's love loves without receiving back; God's love is forgiving and patient. God's love is gentle and kind. God's love waits. God's love sacrifices.
Man's emotions are
not a reliable gauge upon which to establish a marriage relationship. We
must know in the Spirit that it is God's will. It is much better to
marry for character than for emotion. Emotions fluctuate; character
doesn't. Emotions are in the soulish realm, and unless the carnal mind
has been renewed, Satan can give us emotions or feelings of love for
someone of his choosing. (If he did not have this in his power, he could
not split up marriages.) Love is bigger than simply falling for someone. Certainly, the
Lord gives us a wonderful emotional feeling for the one we are to marry.
However, this "feeling" without God's direction can be disastrous as
Satan can tamper with our emotions and feelings too.
Marriage, in a
Christian's life, should be based on a decision directed by the Holy
Spirit. A Christian's love for another is a commitment. Of course, the
Lord will supply the emotions for the mate He sends, but that should not
be the criterion for making the decision to marry. The Lord should be
sought, and whatever He speaks to us we should do. He knows the future
and what is best for us. If we trust Him He will not fail us in this or
any other important area. Women or men who allow emotions to rule them
will never be victorious Christians. Emotions should always follow,
never lead.
The Lord wants to
bless marriage unions and see His plans fulfilled in both mates' lives.
What a glorious plan He had from the beginning for both male and female.
We can trust Him in this important decision. If we will totally commit
to do His will we will never be disappointed in the one He sends into
our lives.
AND YOU WILL FIND YOUR KING..... OR QUEEN........
XOXO
XOXO
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