STEPS TO PREPARING FOR MARRIAGE

Searching for the right person at the right time is critical because there are stages in the preparation and the seeking of true marriage love.

 There are a lot of things couples struggle with after they get married because they refused to go through the process of preparation beforehand. The preparatory stage can give your marriage an excellent start and help you create a marriage that will last a lifetime

1.      READ: The first thing to do is to read the Lord's Word for you. Every time we hear the Lord's Word and think about what it says, the Lord draws near to us. And the Lord is the source of all love, including the love that is in marriage.

   2.     PRAY: The second thing we can do is to pray for true marriage love. The Lord gives us what we truly want (if it is a good thing) and the more we want something, the more He provides it for us. True marriage love, the love between an angelic husband and wife, can be given to people on earth if they pray for it.

3. LOVE: The third thing we can do is to love other people. We cannot learn to love the person who we will marry unless we learn to love other people in general. Getting better and better at loving others prepares us to develop a special love for one special person. 

4. OBSERVE: The fourth thing we can do is to observe love in others. Look at people who  are happily married and see how they love each other. Such people can be models and mentors  for us, giving us a glimpse of something that we want for ourselves.

5. SHUN EVILS: The fifth thing we can do is to shun or turn away from all evils that oppose and harm marriage. Things that oppose marriage include those that make fun of it or make it seem less important and sacred, especially lust for more than one person. 

Further Reading: Genesis 29:1-20 

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