Marriage is the closest model that exists for Christ’s love for the Church.
“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” This is a profound mystery-but I am talking about Christ and the church.” Ephesians 5:31-32
Marriage is God’s Initiative

“The LORD God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him…’ Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.”  Genesis 2:18,22
Much as God works in our lives to draw us to Christ, He works in our lives to draw us to our life’s mate, in a similar fashion through these 8 steps:

1.  Awareness
He draws our heart to someone that He has chosen for us.
2.  Conviction
He impresses on our heart a desire to meet and know this person.
3.  Repentance
He brings about a profound change of mind and heart toward this person.
4.  Faith
He creates in us a willingness to trust this person, with our life and future.
5.  Invitation
He gives us the desire to ask this person to share a permanent  and intimate heart relationship with us.
6.  Commitment
He empowers us to publicly confess our lifelong vows of  exclusive love, fidelity and honor to this person.
7.  Intimacy
He knits our hearts together in love, knowledge and intimacy so that we are no longer two, but one.
8.  Permanency
He day by day preserves our love relationship, so what God has joined together no man can separate.
A Final Question for Singles:
Are you ready to take that journey of discipleship?

Remember marriage is for better for worse for keeps.

About the Author:
www.bobandcherylmoeller.com – For Better For Worse For Keeps Ministries

Bob is a TV host, radio personality, author, pastor, married for 30 years to Cheryl, father of 6, and a CWAHD.