You might be wondering, will I ever get married? Whether you’re in a relationship or not there are skills that you should acquire before you get married. Even when you do get married there are things about yourself that you need to learn. Marriage (especially at the beginning) requires adjustment and if you’re unwilling to compromise and be flexible then you probably need to wait a few years.  No matter how mature you think you are, God still has to bring us to an understanding of how to exist in a marriage. A lot of Christian marriages fail today because people rush for fear of running o ..read more

2 Corinthians 6:14 Romantic relationships can be challenging to navigate. When two people decide to enter into a romantic relationship they’re essentially combining two completely different family backgrounds, two different ideologies about life and two different sets of goals. That’s why it’s important to prayerfully ask God’s guidance when courting/dating because you may up end in a long-term relationship where you’re totally unequally yoked.  What does it mean to be unequally yoked? In my article ‘7 Signs God is telling you to End a Relationship’ I briefly mentioned that being unequall ..read more

Exodus 20:14 So you did the dirty, the devil’s tango, the shaking of the sheets and now you’re wondering if it’s you can still get married or if you’re just impure for life. The Bible has many things to say about courtship, marriage and yes even sex. Let’s explore what the Bible says about sex before marriage or holy matrimony.  What is holy matrimony? The Bible says in Genesis 2:24 “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” This bringing together two halves to become one is sometimes understood as the physical bondi ..read more

Psalms 42: 1-2 For most people dating and marriage is an enigma. We’re all here trying to figure out which person is right for us and then when we do get married we sometimes question if we made the right choice in the first place. Because of our collective confusion about dating the media have (for many years) scooped in to offer ‘advice’ through countless movies, songs and even YouTube videos of gorgeous couples. Oftentimes telling us that our soulmate is just around the corner waiting to introduce themselves at our favourite coffee shop or bump into us on the street in the classic meet-cute ..read more

Genesis 37 There are some people from your past that should definitely stay in your past but there are others who you’ve been thinking about and wondered if God will ever allow that person to return to your life. This may be a close friend, an ex-romantic partner or even a family member. The short answer to this question is yes, God does bring people back into your life but what we really need to figure out is why.  God’s Plan  Do you believe that God has a plan for your life? He does and it’s a plan that concludes with you dwelling in heaven with him. Jeremiah 29:11 says ‘For I know ..read more

Matthew 19:6 Maintaining a good relationship takes work. Don’t let fairytales and romantic comedies fool you, there is no happily ever after. However, there is an ever-after it’s called marriage and sometimes it isn’t all that happy. But there is hope, God may be already working on your Marriage and you might not even realize it. I like to think of a relationship as just like having a car. Buying a car is great, when you first receive the keys you get this bubbly feeling inside. You wake up every morning thinking ‘I can’t believe I actually own this car’ and you drive down the road with a big ..read more

John 10:10  Do you want a better life? I mean who doesn’t right? God also wants you to have an abundant life and yes we know that Jesus has gone to prepare a place for us so that we may meet him in the New Jerusalem (John 14:2) but what we often don’t hear is that God also wants us to have a better life right here on earth too.  John 10:10  The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. Here Jesus is referring to the sheep in His fold. He states that He has come to provide an ..read more

Psalm 46: 1 We all have storms in our lives, moments when we feel like the rain will never stop and we’re tired of being cold and wet. These moments are uncomfortable, it may be a financial crisis, a broken relationship or maybe even a death in the family and you feel like you’re about to fall apart. I’m not here to tell you that everything will be ok, because the reality is that I can’t guarantee that but there’s one thing that I know for sure and that is in the midst of the most horrific trials in your life God’s loving arms are still protecting you.  How do I know that? Hebrews 13:6 sa ..read more

Luke 9:23 At the beginning of each new year, you may be wondering, “What should my new year’s resolutions be?” What plans should I begin to put in place, make an attempt at and then fail by January? Too honest? Well, the fact of the matter is that most people don’t make it to half of the year having accomplished or continuing to follow their New Year’s resolution. Why is that? Why do we make New Year’s resolutions in the first place? Well after having looked back at the previous year, we can see things we’d like to improve on and that’s fine. There’s nothing wrong with making an attempt to mak ..read more

TRIGGER WARNING: This article deals with abuse. Matthew 10:16 As a Christian is commonplace to sometimes think that abusive relationships don’t occur within the body of Christ. And while it is true that it shouldn’t, it doesn’t negate the fact that abusive relationships do take place amongst Christians. Looking for the signs that your partner might be abusive is imperative especially before marriage. God wants us to be wise in everything that we do, He wants us to live happy and prosperous lives (3 John 1:2) and it’s difficult to do that when you’re in a situation where you’re in constant emot ..read more