tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576985008275511255.post1535782823903200158..comments2024-03-24T12:20:39.636-04:00Comments on Lindsay's Logic: Preparing for Marriage: Self-ImprovementLindsay Haroldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13094965953749825163noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576985008275511255.post-71866625231709175572020-12-11T11:51:04.042-05:002020-12-11T11:51:04.042-05:00Preparing for marriage and being more like Christ ...Preparing for marriage and being more like Christ are very much overlapped. If you are following Christ, developing good character, and being selfless and devoted to the things of God, you will be ready for marriage in almost all ways. There might be some tasks that are helpful for marriage that aren't directly spiritual like learning to cook and clean, but these are the less important aspects of preparing for marriage.<br /><br />It is true that we must be more devoted to following Christ than to getting married. However, God's design for most of us is to marry and have children as an important part of following Him. These are not contradictory goals. God calls most of us to marriage. Marriage is a gift God has given us for our good and as an important tool for helping us influence the world for Christ. So acting as though seeking marriage and following Christ were contradictory goals where you can only do one or the other is misguided. We should seek to follow Christ in everything, and that can include seeking Christ through a godly marriage that multiplies our impact for Christ.Lindsay Haroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13094965953749825163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576985008275511255.post-10805565155275525592020-12-11T10:29:39.120-05:002020-12-11T10:29:39.120-05:00How can one whose focus is to love and serve Chris...How can one whose focus is to love and serve Christ marry "too late?" instead of pursuing marriage we should pursue Christ, letting His Spirit transform us, trusting Him to do what is best. Undistracted devotion is the goal. Not marriage. Trying to improve for my future husband is not the same as being transformed into the image of Christ. The best advice I got as a single was to get on with my life, get involved in ministry to others and keep my heart open to God's plan. I married at 37. It wasn't too late. It was God's timing and His ways are perfect. Marriage isn't the happy ending anyway. Jesus is! Keviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06984869710545020147noreply@blogger.com