Checklist for a Christian Bride
1. Do I know that the
man I love has a clear testimony of his faith in Jesus Christ?
Is he walking in obedience to God's Word, faithful in the house of God and
known
for his Christian testimony? Does he know and love the Word of God?
(2Corinthians.6:14-18; 2Pt.3:18)
2. Do I feel confident that he will take the spiritual leadership in the home?
Is his relationship with the Lord day by day stable and happy? (Genesis. 18:19;
Joshua. 24:15)
3. Am I really committed to the fact that marriage is in the eyes of God,
"until death do us part" without any consideration of any other alternative.
(Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:1, 1Corinthians. 7:10)
4. Have I faced the fact that genuine love us not merely a romantic, emotional
response in the heat of passion but that it includes a deliberate continuance
of concern and tenderness even in the dark, difficult days when all my
romantic feelings may be subdued by pressures of poverty or sickness or
tiredness or hard work? (Proverbs 31:10-12; Titus 2:4)
5. Am I committed to the wifely submission taught in God's Word? Can I be
submissive even when I think I am right, or when I do not understand the
reason for my husband's demands? Am I willing to practice a cheerful attitude
of submission as well as a daily performance of my husband's wished and
desires? (Ephesians. 5:22-23; 1 Peter 3:1-2)
6. Am I willing to joyfully, follow God's leading in the life of my husband,
to go, wholeheartedly, wherever God calls him, to do everything in my power to
contribute to his ministry and to encourage his service for the Lord?
(Genesis12:1,4,5; Hebrews 11:8)
7. Have I asked God to make me the best possible wife and mother J can be? Can
I
honestly say that I find joy in the prospect of giving myself completely to
satisfy the needs of my husband - physical, social, emotional and spiritual?
(Genesis 2:18;
Psalm121:1,2)
8. Do I know, beyond a doubt, that thus man us God's best choice for me? Would
I
be willing to give hum up -perhaps never to marry- should God indicate that
was
not His will for me? (Romans 12:1-2)
9. Have I accepted the
fact that I cannot change this man; that I am marrying him
for what he is now, not for what I hope he will become?
10. Have I come to the point where I can say, honestly and sincerely: "Lord, I
am yours; this man I love is yours, and thus marriage is yours. I now
acknowledge your right to do with us anything that will bring glory and honor
to your name. Amen"? (I Corinthians. 6:19, 20; Luke 22: 42 -example of Christ's
submission)
** A successful marriage
is a triangle - a man, a woman, and God**
