The Key to a Great Marriage

Don’t just seek the Spirit’s influence in your own life; also look for a mate who is living in that same influence.

You already know that Christians are not supposed to marry unbelievers (2 Corinthians 6:14-15). But that’s just a minimal standard. [Read more…]

Seeing God as He Really Is

“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us,” wrote A. W. Tozer. Could that be true? We think it very well may be. For if your view of God is distorted severely enough, it could ruin your spiritual health, your relationships, your decision making—even your whole life. And on the other hand, if your view of God is correct, then you know Who you are dealing with in the spiritual realm and can learn how to relate to Him properly.

This is why we believe that, if you want to make yourself ready for God’s best in marriage, you not only need a biblical worldview (as we discussed in the last blog); you also need what we might call a biblical “Godview.” You need to know who God really is. Without a true perspective on God, you could never have a true perspective on yourself and your love life desires.

So, what is an accurate view of God? [Read more…]

What Do You Set Your Mind On?

Our lives consist of a continuous stream of choices that we must make, and many of our choices can impact our lives in lasting ways.

A worldly mindset (believing what the world teaches) can only lead to worldliness in our actions, and the consequences that follow. We are bombarded every day through television, the news, the Internet, all kinds of advertising and even some of our friends and relatives with worldly messages that are in direct conflict with what God teaches us.

But the Bible teaches us in Romans 12:2, “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”

So, how do you get a biblical worldview?  [Read more…]

Following Truth

For a single person, having a biblical mindset is not just a nice option if you feel like it. It’s crucial to making the choices that will bring happiness later. You won’t know how to get ready for God’s best unless He tells you how. The choice of one’s worldview, and the other choices that flow from it, really make a difference.

The fact is, truth leads to blessing, while falsehood leads to pain. If you’ve been hurt in your dating life, we would just about be willing to bet that it was partly due to your believing falsehood instead of following truth. You don’t want to continue down that road, do you? Of course not . . . and you don’t have to. [Read more…]

Changing Your Mind?

Dating, courtship, and marriage can be confusing matters, can’t they? Wouldn’t it be great to know that the decisions you are making in these areas are based on real truth? That the perspective you hold onto is grounded in reality?

But what, in today’s world, can be a relied upon as source of truth? Friends? Family? The media? History? The Internet? [Read more…]

Are You on the Right Path to Receive God’s Best?

Did you ever do a pencil maze as a child? If so, you remember using your pencil to trace a line from an entry point to (you hoped!) the goal at the center of the maze. But if you traced your line down the wrong part of the maze, you wound up at a dead end and had to go back and start over again, maybe only to come up against yet another dead end. Frustrating, wasn’t it?

We want to help you avoid the same kind of wasted effort in your pursuit of a godly marriage. We want to make sure you’re on the right path to start with. You see, before you can meaningfully ask the question of whether you’re ready to receive God’s best in marriage, you have to determine if you are even a candidate for God’s best in the first place. Let us suggest five tests you can give yourself to find out.

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What Does It Mean to Be the Right Person?

That’s the key, isn’t it? If we’re saying that being ready to meet the right person depends on being the right person, what does that really consist of? Here’s our definition: Being the right person means living out God’s purpose for your life.

This is where being a follower of Christ is so radically different from being an unbeliever. The world says, “Be your own man (or woman). Live life your way. Decide what you want and go for it.” Is that what God wants from us? [Read more…]

Discover God’s Best for You

Let God be your matchmaker!Are you looking for that special someone? Does God have a perfect match already planned? If so, how can you find God’s ideal mate for you?

Perhaps you have never been married. Or, maybe you lost your previous soul mate to death or divorce. Whatever your circumstances, if you have a desire to find the right person with whom you can share the rest of your life, then Soul Mates by God can help.

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