Professional English Christian Relationship Advice Video Narration
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Have you ever heard this saying? If you play with fire, then you'll get burned. Well, it's all true and truth cannot be denied no matter how much we try to change that truth. We simply can't. Fire is hot and our skin is not designed to withstand that temperature without getting burned. It's also true that getting into a relationship with an unbeliever has eternal consequences. It is written in God's word and we know that God's word is true. We will be lying to ourselves if we claim that we can date whomever we fall in love with in this day and age. There is a false doctrine that teaches that we are all supposedly on our own spiritual journey and that we should not judge each other. It purports then that we all believe in God in our own way. Many of us are deceived by this philosophy and we are making decisions to date someone who does not have the same beliefs. We do, we need to ask ourselves some tough questions before we get into a relationship. Does the other person believe in God? Do they believe that Jesus Christ came and died for our sins and rose again and is now seated at the right hand of God, does the person you're in love with, follow the teachings of the Bible. It's important to consider all these questions because relationships are a very important part of our lives. They impact us and those around us, either positively or negatively. Relationships are a very complex matter whether you like it or not. When you are in love with someone, it will affect all areas of your life. It affects how you relate with your friends and family. It affects how you work and the career choices you make, it affects your priorities. Relationships have a way of deeply and significantly impacting our lives. Just think about being in love. All you can think about is that person. When you wake up in the morning, you just want to send them a text message or pick the phone up to call them for the first time. You start to debate whether you should spend Christmas with the person you're in love with or with your family. These feelings that come with, relationships are very strong and no one can deny that the other difficult side of relationships is that it can build you as a person or destroy you. It can make you feel better about who God made you to be and even help you achieve your God given purpose. On the other hand, a relationship can leave you broken for a long period of time and picking up those pieces is not always easy knowing that relationships are so powerful. We need to be warned not to get into relationships lightly. We shouldn't casually get in and out of relationships because they will always leave a mark in our lives and in the lives of those around us. God designed relationships for our own good. In Genesis 2 18, the Lord God said it is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for Him. God did not give us relationships to complicate our lives, but rather to make life easier, relationships are supposed to help us to achieve God's purpose in our lives. They should not distract you from God's plan for your life. Of course, we need to get excited about falling in love and, and we need to enjoy our lovers. But the truth is relationships were not designed just to bring fun into our lives. They have a significant and longer term purpose. They have an impact on our destiny. Ideally, the person you relate with is going to bring out the best side of you is going to be your life partner. When making major decisions, a relationship should make you more fruitful. This is why we should take our time and choose wisely before we get into a relationship. God has throughout His word, given us examples of good relationships and bad ones. He has given us guiding verses that help us decide who we should or shouldn't be in a relationship with a common Bible verse that guides believers on how to choose the right person when getting into the relationship is Second Corinthians 6 14, do not be yoked together with unbelievers for what do righteousness and wickedness have in common or what fellowship can light have with darkness yoked is a term that is used to describe a piece of equipment that joined two animals at the neck so that the animals would be forced to walk at the same speed and in the same direction, the Bible was then saying that we should not have this kind of association with a person who does not believe in Jesus Christ or who does not follow his word. The reality of that verse is causing us to deeply look at our relationships in that relationship are the things we're talking about pleasing to God are the places we're going acceptable to God. Are we living pure lives in public and in private? Are we in fellowship with other believers? We have to make all these considerations when we're in relationships so that we live Godly lives no matter the circumstance. And the question then begs how can you truly relate with a person who does not believe in the most important part of your life? Which is Christ. Jesus. The Bible gives us many examples of Children of God who became yoked with unbelievers and regretted it. One example is of Samson and Delilah because of falling in love with a woman who did not believe in God, she betrayed him and he ended up in slavery with his eyes gouged out. Fortunately, God still had mercy on him and still used him to destroy the Philistines. But he too was destroyed in the process all because he fell in love with a woman who was an unbeliever. We also read in the Bible of King Ahab, an Israelite who married Jezebel who worshiped idols. She slowly changed King Ahab so that he and the people he ruled began to worship Bale in idol. This angered God. And through the prophet Elijah Israel ended up with drought for close to three years. This is another classic example of a believer relating with an unbeliever. Jezebel corrupted King Ahab so much so that he introduced idol worship even to his subjects. This ended up bringing God's judgment upon the land. It's normal and expected that you will be attracted to all kinds of people, believers and non-believers. But you have to make a deliberate decision whether to take that attraction to the next level or to flee from it. It may seem extreme to say that the person you're dating can take you away from God. But that's the truth of the matter. Some unbelievers seem better, kinder, more gentle than the believers, you know, but that doesn't mean that they won't distract you from the things of God, but you have to see things the way God sees them in his wisdom. God knows that relating with an unbeliever will eventually lead to destruction. After all. Amos 33 can two walk together except they be agreed. Eventually. You'll either agree on everything, whether it's Godly or not or you will start to disagree on even small matters. Like, should going for Bible study or should I go see that movie? The unbeliever may want to lie about a certain thing because they don't see the big deal. Well, you're gonna be striving to tell the truth. Slowly, you'll begin to change inside. You begin to change your standards. You'll have to compromise something about your faith for the relationship to work or walk away from the relationship and never kid yourself that you're helping that person to find Christ. It doesn't work like that because you are in love with the person. You will not insist on talking about Christ. If they don't want to hear it, remember you're in love with this person. So all you really want to do is please this person, you'll do anything to win their hearts over. Even if it eventually means forgetting your faith. You'll also be tempted to lower your standards because you're still human and your human desires will pull you towards sinfulness. Being in a relationship with an unbeliever will weigh your life down. You will constantly find yourself having to choose between God's ways and this person's ways between the two of you, you will have different kinds of friends. You'll want to go to different kinds of places you'll be weighed down by all the compromise that you have to make just for this relationship to work. Eventually, it will lead only to destruction. If you do end up in marriage, for instance, then think about how you would raise your Children. Would it be based on God's principles or not? Would your partner feel embarrassed if you start sharing your faith with their friends? You see, when the romantic phase of a relationship has worn out, all you have to hold on to is the things that you both value. If God is not at the center of it, then you will only drift apart. You may end up with regret and disappointment and at this point, it will be difficult to leave the relationship even worse is that God's plan for your life may not be accomplished. You may find yourself having a crisis of faith and you may find yourself in a lifestyle that draws you away from God. You may end up doing things that you never thought you could. Being in a relationship is a powerful thing. It can easily lead you to a road. You never thought you could travel. That is why it's important to be in a relationship that honors God. One that puts God at the center of all decisions and plans Romans 12 1 and two. Therefore, I urge you brothers and sisters in view of God's mercy to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God. This is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is His good pleasing and perfect will let everything about your life be a living sacrifice to God, even your relationship, sacrifice, the desires that you have for that unbeliever. Then you will be holy and pleasing to God. Don't be confused by the false teachings, but let God's word guide you in your decisions, especially your decision on who to date or marry. When you allow God to rule every area of your life. He'll give you the right life partner that is going to be pleasing and perfect for you and to God.