RELATIONSHIP CORNER: Choosing a life partner

In Last edition, we talked about some steps to making a good marital decision. In this edition, we shall continue in giving these steps.
Step Three: choosing God’s will: The issue of how, when and where one meets his or her life partner widely varied. You might not meet yourself in the church. There is no definite place where one can meet his or her marital partner, or is there a particular approach to be taken to meeting your partner, however, which ever way one takes, such way should remain Godly, God fearing and should follow the standard of God. There are so many standard of the world used by various individuals and even the church are following such worldly standard leaving and abandoning the standard of God. If the whole world decide to go away from God’s standard, it does not alter God’s standard of choice to his children.
Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure,… . - 2 Tim 2:19a.
The LORD does not change his standard, even in your marital choice, his standard remains. He has a will in your marital, although he can not force you into this will. What does it mean to choose the will of God in your marital? What is even the will of God? Does the will of God even exist in marital choice today? Especially in this present world of worldly pleasure, human analysis, when every committee of the head would have helped to analyze the worth of your proposals, whether they are capable or not, rich or not, educated or not, etc. Where is the place of God in our marital choices? Many couples have entered into marital choices and have regretted they did, because they neglected the will and the way of the LORD. They use the committee of the head to analyze whom to marry. They lack the presence of God which leads and guides.


… , having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity-2 Tim 2:19.

God has a better plan for you concerning your life and marital. In Jeremiah 29:11, God stated that, ‘I know the thought I have towards you, thoughts of good and not of evil, to give you an expected end. God has a plan, a will for you. To choose God’s will in marriage is to accept God’s will, plan and offer by his standards. Many singles have neglected the plans, will and offer of God for them and decided to use the material needs as a standard and yardstick to choosing their life partner. Listen, we all have choices but the choice of God for our lives is the optimum that can give us peace. Neglecting this counsel, leading and plan of God for our own plans, needs, and standards is to receive divine trouble. What standards do you follow; do you follow the standards of God, the world, or your material needs and desire. Do you date in an unbelieving way? Do you fornicate and use sex to proof your own love? Do you live a semi-harlotory life and at the same time claim you are God’s child, praying for his marital will? It’s a lie, you can not get it that way. For the prayer of a sinner is an abomination unto God. Today, make a new turn and change from your ways, because, you are gradually running it in your own way and it won’t be long, nemesis will catch up with you. Confess your sins to God and come to him, let him do the choosing for you. Next edition, I shall be teaching us the Full detail to knowing the will of God in your marital choice.
Shalom
Okesanjo T. P. {Mrs}
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