Friday, October 29, 2010

How To Experience A Godly Dating Relationship

By Dicky Rejaka

The question that is often paramount in the mind of many Christians who desire to initiate the field of dating is 'How can I own a Godly dating relationship.' This can be a cry especially of those that haven't been Christians from childhood and have had relationships before becoming committed Christians. This information will give you some insights on the way to make it happen of entering into a Godly dating relationship.

Prayer

The closer we are to God, the more His character is revealed in us and the more His character is revealed in us, the more we are like Him. When time is spent in prayer you are less likely to make mistakes in the choosing of a partner and in the conduct of your relationship as you surrender yourself to God, for His direction and leading in your choices. In addition prayer keeps the relationship on course. It is very important spend quality time in prayer.

The Word of God

Reading the Word of God daily, learning it and memorizing scriptures will help in understanding how to relate to others from a Christian or Biblical perspective. It will help you understand yourself and others and give a guideline on the way relationships should be conducted.

Relating to the Holy Spirit

Developing a close relationship with the Holy Spirit will help you be directed through the minefield of the different things which could occur in a relationship: negative and positive. The Holy Spirit directs comforts, teaches, admonishes and supports in so many ways. Understanding and being obedient to the Holy Spirit will help any single person who truly wants Godly relationships.

Guard your heart

It is necessary so that you can protect your heart from receiving information that might upset you which will be done by watching what you read, a specific item and what you hear.

Being yourself

An important way you should have a Godly dating relationship is by being yourself. By taking off the mask that we can sometimes put on to disguise who we really are and being real to others in addition to ourselves can only lead to positive relationships.

Place your life before God

The Message translation in Romans 12:1 state:

"So here's what I wish for you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life - your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking -around life - and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the better reaction you can have for Him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking.

Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed throughout. Readily recognize what He wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the most from you, develops well-formed maturity in you".

If you possibly could take heed of these words you'll have no need to initiate un- Godly dating relationships. Then you're able to truly enjoy life fully on how to your location going because your focus is right, it is on God who will help you find that right person for your life.

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