Author	Thread: Waiting on the Lord for a potential mate
Admin	Waiting on the Lord for a potential mate Posted : 24 Mar, 2010 07:53 PM Are we busy searching by leaping into action with our thoughts and minds? Or are we leaping into action by contacting a certain number of people per week to just get to know them and encourage them? Are we expecting God to deliver "the one" to us with a note from Him attached, so that we have no freedom of choice? We weren't created that way. God does not choose our mates for us. We cannot put in our order for a certain height, weight, hair color, body measurements, etc. God knows what is best for us. If we demand from Him our perfect someone, then there may not be any room for us to grow to be a better person, or we may not feel the need to become who we need to become in the end. How quickly in our human nature, we may become uninterested because what we thought we wanted God to give us, we later decide is not what we want now. Are we pursuing what we want or who God wants to bless us with? I believe He wants there to be 2 very imperfect people, together with His help striving to be the people He wants us to be. Then in the end we may both be the "perfect mate" for each other. Post Reply
View Profile History	Waiting on the Lord for a potential mate Posted : 25 Mar, 2010 10:30 AM Oh My ~ thanxs so much for yer post...it is so right on...Oh an afor I forget...Welcome to the Forums...xo Post Reply
View Profile History	Waiting on the Lord for a potential mate Posted : 25 Mar, 2010 06:50 PM Amen, sister! Don't look for the "perfect" one. Look instead for the one God has for you. He may not be perfect (are you?) but if God is in it, and God has brought you together, then between the two imperfect beings, keeping Christ in the center of your relationship, then it can be beautiful and fulfilling indeed. Post Reply
View Profile History	Waiting on the Lord for a potential mate Posted : 25 Mar, 2010 07:31 PM Thanks for the welcome GodsJude. I've been thinking that we might not all need to be here looking for a mate if we sought a person who we would be "equally yolked" with instead of who will be perfection in our eyes. I'm not suggesting that we just settle for anybody. After all, love is a choice - one we hopefully we make every day if we are married. Post Reply
View Profile History	Waiting on the Lord for a potential mate Posted : 25 Mar, 2010 07:35 PM Yes, GodsLamb, that is right. God leaves it up to us to choose our mate, but we should be listening to His Holy Spirit to guide us to make the right decision concerning him or her. Post Reply
GraceMae View Profile History	Waiting on the Lord for a potential mate Posted : 25 Mar, 2010 08:19 PM Amen!! Thank you for the posting SWgal and welcome! Godslamb, you lay it out quite nicely too! :applause: ~GraceMae Post Reply
Seuss View Profile History	Waiting on the Lord for a potential mate Posted : 30 Mar, 2010 08:33 PM Hello; I agree with what you said. I do not know if there is someone for me these days. I tend to screw up a relationship, or I guess it is not meant to be. I have been twice that there is a soul mate out there for me. I do not know if I honestly believe that. I do not know if love exists these days, i guess for some people. I do not know. I am 48 yrs old, and still still am trying to find my place in this world. I feel abandoned by God so many times, and why is it going better for others but not for me? I am working on getting closer to God, but I know it takes time. I am trying to use more wisdom and caution when it comes to getting into a relationship. It is okay to be friends with a guy at first. The loneliness hurts so much at times. I have been waiting for a long time. I know that God is waiting on me, to get stronger and closer to him Post Reply
View Profile History	Waiting on the Lord for a potential mate Posted : 1 Apr, 2010 09:03 PM Hello Seuss. I'm sure many people here can relate to your loneliness and discouragement at times. Spending time in worship, prayer and praising God is very uplifting when these feelings come over us. We may sometimes feel He has abandoned us but we must take Him at His word that he will never leave us or forsake us. (Hebrews 13:5). When we feel that things are going better for others but not for us, especially when others are remarrying, etc. , we may feel very discouraged. God is watching over us. We need to turn to Him and thank Him for giving us wisdom and discernment - for protecting us from all the people that are NOT right for us. Remember that you surely don't want to settle for someone just because you are lonely. You can be just as lonely, and perhaps miserable as well, in a marriage relationship that is entered into for the wrong reasons. When we seek to be more like Him, we will attract the kind of person God will want us to have. Blessings! Post Reply
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