Family Matters: Before You Say I Do
March 5, 2023

Family Matters: Before You Say I Do

“Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed, taking all sorts of choice gifts from his master; and he arose and went to Mesopotamia to the city of Nahor. And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time when women go out to draw water. And he said, “O Lord, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show steadfast love to my master Abraham. Behold, I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water. Let the young woman to whom I shall say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who shall say, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels’—let her be the one whom you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I shall know that you have shown steadfast love to my master.” Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, came out with her water jar on her shoulder.” Genesis‬ ‭24‬:‭10‬-‭15‬ ‭ESV

Your life has

in every season.

and quality are better than a marriage with the partner.

    • “Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.” Proverbs‬ ‭16‬:‭3‬ ‭NLT‬
    • Pray prayers because they honor God.
    • ‬‬Physical attraction can spark your curiosity but should determine your interest.
    • “Then the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water to drink from your jar.” Genesis‬ ‭24‬:‭17‬ ‭ESV
    • The is full of people who had bigger aspirations but did about it. Don’t be one of them.

God has a

and a for every area of your life, including relationships.