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I never understood why my Christian circle emphasized getting into a relationship for the purpose of marriage. After a series of casual dating, now I know why. God has designed humans to bond. To relate and be intimate. When we awaken love before its time, we can confuse lust and love.
When a relationship is over. There is a loss. I desired happiness. And I couldn’t understand why God wanted me to walk away where I am happy? Yet I have seen how God works. God reveals His plan not all at once. But one at a time. And it’s when I obey Him in the small steps that He may slowly reveal—as to say, “Will you trust Me?”
Yet in this season of dating, there are hurdles that can make us stumble, especially in the area of holiness. In a world that normalizes passionate love, how do we, as Christians, take a different stand in the way we ‘date’? What does it mean, then, to pursue holiness in all my thoughts, emotions, and actions during the dating season?
