here are three signs that God approves of a relationship the first sign is that if this relationship is increasing your motivation for ministry this is a good sign that God does approve of this relationship if you want to know what God wants for you specifically you have to first start with what God wants of all Christians generally you have to take what the Word of God says to everybody and then through the power of the Holy Spirit apply those specific truths to your life in John 13 verses 12 through 14 we have a clear example
of what Jesus wants for all Christians he it says when Jesus had washed their feet and put on his outer garment and resumed his place he said to them do you understand what I have done to you you call me teacher and Lord and you are right for so I am if I then your Lord and teacher have washed your feet you also ought to wash one another's feet so clearly God wants all Christians to be servant minded and to show their love for God through their love for other people so if you want to
know if this relationship is something God wants does it help you accomplish the general things that God has for you like ministry and like service the second sign that God approves of a relationship is if it's fulfilling the purpose of Christian dating so believe it or not I don't believe that God is displeased if you date someone that you don't end up marrying I believe that wise Christian dating is is a process that's used to gauge whether or not a man and woman want to become a husband and wife so the purpose of Christian dating
is not to marry the person that you're dating rather the person the purpose of this specific season is to figure out if God does or doesn't want you to marry this person so if you start dating someone and then God makes it clear he does not want you with this person in you fulfilled the successful goal of Christian dating or if you realize yes God does want you and this person to get married again you've accomplished the goal of a healthy season of Christian dating it's not wrong to date someone and feel led by God
to actually date someone you pray about it you feel released to do so and then maybe weeks months maybe even a year goes by and then you feel like God saying you know what I actually want you to break up this isn't what I have for you that doesn't mean you missed God's will in the beginning God often reveals what he wants for you in relationships through the process of Christian dating certainly he can reveal his will in other ways but that's one way that he does it through actually interacting and figuring it out by
going on a short journey together in life and then you realize you know this isn't what God wants so I say all of that if that if you're in a season of healthy gauging I think got a proves of those relationships the relationships I don't believe God approves of is when you know you're in a relationship God does not want for example if you know there's sin taking place and it's just getting worse and there's no repentance that's not a good sign or if if you know that God is telling you this is not what
I want for you do not be in this relationship and then you do it anyway that's not what God wants but if you're just unsure that's the point of Christian dating so in summary of point two if you know that you should get married you should get married if you know you should break up you should break up if you're not sure if you should break up or get married you should keep dating that's the point of Christian dating and so if you're in a healthy season of gauging and using Christian dating properly then I
believe got approves of that relationship even if it doesn't end in marriage the third sign that God approves of a relationship is if it's biblical and wanted by both the man and the woman in short there are two biblical requirements for marriage to take place the first one is that it has to be in alignment with God's will meaning his revealed will in Scripture if it breaks some clear command in the Bible then God does not want that marriage to take place however a biblical union is not always what is not always the the relationship
that God wants you to be in just because there's not an obvious sin to marry someone doesn't mean oh yeah that's the one God wants you to marry the other biblical requirement for marriage is desire you marriage romance all those types of relationships are not biblical commands they are not requirements in Scripture they are biblical options for those who want them so if you want a relationship and it's biblical and you and the person you're dating or like yet we really love each other we want to be with each other and the relationship is fulfilling
the biblical requirements then that's something that God wants for you if it's breaking either one of those if it's not biblical or one or two of you don't want the relationship then then God doesn't want that for you either it says that in first Corinthians 7 verse 36 that's basically what it says he says if anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly towards his betrothed if his passions are strong and it has to be let him do as he wishes let them marry it is no sin so notice the emphasis on personal choice there
if you want to get married and the relationship is biblical God approves of that union tap the subscribe button if you want to grow in Christ during your season of Christian singleness or if you want daily Christian relationship advice I'm Marc from apply God's Word calm until next time god bless
