Date With The Purpose Of Having A Kingdom Marriage

By Shari King

I pose this question to you, dearly beloved—are you tired of dating without God’s guidance and the help of the Lord Holy Spirit? If so, well, this book is for you. Date with a Purpose of Having a Kingdom Marriage! is a book that offers suggestive advice, as well as helpful tools and tips, along with strategic prayers, to help you navigate the world of dating. This book is based on personal experience.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Jun 22, 2022
• ISBN: 9781638443049

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The Purpose

The Lord, our God, created courtship (not dating). He created courtship with the intent of marriage being the goal.

Unfortunately, due to the selfish nature of man (and when I say man, I mean mankind), we have lost the purity of courting along with its true intent. However, I bring you good news, and that is, hope is not lost. Jesus Christ, our Lord, is able to restore and repair what we’ve mishandled and damaged due to our lack of knowledge, as well as understanding of courting—why it is an imperative process when being chosen as a helpmate, life partner, and spouse.

For a man who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor with the Lord. Let me break it down—honey, Chile, you come with blessings and favor!

Knowing the Difference

There is an astronomical difference between courting and dating. You see, they both may look the same, but contrary to popular belief, they are very different.

Dating is to see an individual without any real form of commitment being established. This causes you to be in a test-run situation, which leads to situationships, which are equal to dead-end relationships.

I do not know about you, but I’m good. I will not be any man’s test run or second option or in the meantime between time boo when God already has handpicked someone for me.

Courting is when individuals have come together during an allotted time to develop as a couple romantically, with the view of marriage in sight.

So you see, we set ourselves up for failure when we choose to casually date with no committed purpose instead of choosing to court.

Setting Boundaries and Guidelines for Your Courting Experience

Please set up boundaries and guidelines in the following areas of your courtship:

Conversation.

The amount of time you spend together. Never ever spend the night together.

Boundaries

Now boundaries need to be implemented, and I know we all have different situations. For example, you are a single parent. Whether you are a mother or a father, please remember to protect your children because, if you introduce your child and/or children to the person you’re courting and God says no, you now have to explain to your child or children why he or she or they will not be spending time with that person anymore. Frankly, it is not fair because the child and/or children have built a bond with him or her. They do not want to see them go, so please wait to introduce your child or children until God says yes pertaining to the person whom you are courting.

Conversation

The nature of your conversation should be pure and holy. Yes, I know you may want to discuss what you expect when it comes to intimacy and sexual expression and/or exchange, but I strongly discourage against from doing that. In fact, you should refrain from doing so. That should be done only when you both have decided to walk down the aisle and are ready to sit in front of a pastor to have marital