His Steps

“But be sure in deciding these matters that you are living as God intended, marrying or not marrying in accordance with God’s direction and help, and accepting whatever situation God has put you into” 1Cor.7:17 [emphasis added].

Truth be told, not everyone will get married. I know it is an unpopular thing to say but it is in the Bible. However, if you desire to get married, you will in Jesus Name. When I read this Scripture some years ago, the first thing I did was to ask God to tell me if He wants me to get married or not. God saw my heart; I was ready to accept whatever He said. You know what God said to me, go and get married. It was almost like He was saying if everybody says they will not get married, you better not try it because you cannot cope. Go and get married. The point is this, not every one is called to remain single. Some people are gifted for it. But it was clear from my conversation with God that I was not.

And this is where you need to start. Settle it with God – marry or not marry. And be ready to do what God has for you. Some people are married already and they are asking God if they married the right person. It is too late for such questions. And if you made a mistake, God is able to make all things work together for your good, in Jesus Name. Once you are married it is going to work out for good. You should only wrestle with these questions before you get married.

#5. LOOK TO JESUS AS YOUR EXAMPLE: If you and I are going to build solid relationships, we must look to look to Jesus as our example. And the reason is, even the best of relationships tend to struggle with selfishness. If you do not look to Jesus as your example, you will struggle with selfishness. For example, you just got married and the baby is born. And for some reason most babies just like eating at night; have you noticed that?

So your wife wakes up to feed the baby at one o’clock in the morning. You know but you pretend to be fast sleep. At three in the morning, same thing happens. At five o’clock, you are awake and the baby is crying again so you nudge her to get up. You can see that she is exhausted but you refuse to help because you have to go to work. The only word to describe that  is selfishness. The best of relationships struggle with selfishness and that is why you have to consistently put Jesus at the Centre. If you choose to remain selfish, you are going to lose that relationship.

Prayer: Lord Jesus, help me to approach my relationships based on Your direction and with You as my center and example, in Jesus Name.