Will You Marry Me?
s what many single ladies yearn to
Ihear. Many young unmarried men however, find it hard to ask this question for so many reasons. Many ladies who have had the benefit of being asked the question either jump at the opportunity or lose the opportunity entirely, simply because they do not know what to watch out for, what to say or how to say it.
Many men and women remain single, believing God for their own life partners in marriage without making any effort to do that which will bring this blessing their way. You may be wondering how possible it is to find a marriage partner amongst so many choices. You may even begin to think that it is impossible to find the right person in a world that is full of different characters, pretences, uncertainty and changes.
Many eligible singles see the act of finding a marriage partner as a hard task of‘ looking for a needle in a haystack’. Well, I have got good news for all singles, unmarried and even those that are married and are looking for ways to give biblical ways of finding a marriage partner to their children and friends. This month, I will be revealing to you, some Bible truths on how to find your own marriage partner. God has made some spiritual tools available in His Word for this p u r p o s e a n d t h e m a j o r prerequisite required, is in seeking, in order to find. God’ s Word in Matthew 7:7-8 says: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Proverbs 18:20 says: Whoso findeth a wife, findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord. The act of finding simply means that there are conscious steps to take, when you are considering marriage. Every man must find his wife, and finding is not just a spiritual process. You must open your physical eyes wide in order to find. It is your responsibility to assess what you are seeing, whether it is what you really want or not and the first step to getting a marriage partner is to sincerely DESIRE one. It means having a strong wish to have something. It is not just wanting it but having in addition, a strong determination to have it. There must be a strong desire for a partner because it is what you desire that will be fulfilled( Proverbs 10:24). So, if you sincerely desire in your heart to have a marriage partner, then let it find expression on the outside.
Admit your desire privately and publicly without feeling embarrassed or ashamed. Don’ t pretend! Admit your desire before God and man and declare your stand boldly. Finding a marriage partner is not a carnal thing when it is done using God’ s laid down principles. It is this same desire that will consciously push you to find out what God’ s provisions for marriage as written in the scriptures are. You must find out what instructions, commandments, corrections, promises and counsel have been made available, for you to be properly directed in making the right choice. Your primary instruction manual to follow in order to be sure of success is the Bible.
Unlike your earthly parents, relations and friends who may at one time or the other try to match make marriage partners for you, God will not interfere in all you do in finding a marriage partners, unless you ask Him to in PRAYER. His Word will show you what to do and how to go about doing it but God Himself, will not get involved in it unless you invite Him.....
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