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The Matchmaker Feb 11 2010
"Your ears will hear a word behind you, 'This is the way, walk in it, whenever you turn to the right or to the left.'" - Isaiah 30:21
Choosing the right mate isn't easy. In a poll conducted several years ago by a Christian evangelical magazine, people were asked, "If you had it to do it all over again, would you choose the same mate?" Thirty-four percent said they wouldn't - and remember, these were Christians who responded!
Part of the problem is that so often our decision is based only on physical attraction and we neglect the need for shared beliefs and values. In another time, parents and matchmakers arranged marriages - a practice that actually resulted in far lower divorce rates than we have today! The divorce rates were lower because the match was made on the basis of compatibility - similar values and shared beliefs. But wouldn't young people today have a tizzy if their parents made this kind of decision for them!
Wouldn't it be great if there were a matchmaker who could select a perfect mate? A mate you'd have passionate romantic love for, be compatible with, and share similar values and beliefs? Well, I've got good news for you. God IS the ultimate matchmaker and wants to serve in that role for you. He knows you and your future spouse better than anyone. Let God be your matchmaker, trusting Him to guide you to the best possible person for you.
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Yes, report it NevermindThe Lord greatly blessed me with a husband that is my perfect mate for 33 wonderful years. He is just what I Needed and not just what I might have Thought that I might have wanted. In other words God knew who was better for me even more than I did. Before meeting my husband and getting married I had thought I should be dating others and couldn't understand why the Lord wasn't working it out for me to be with them. Then my best friend and my future husband's best friend set us up together and our feelings for each other grew very slowly and we started as good friends and eventually grew to deeply love each other. Now we're still each others best friend. Strangely we had sort of crossed paths several times before actually offically meeting each other. When I was about 12yrs old and he was 16 my father hired an electrician to do work on our house. My future husband as a teen happened to work for the electrician. We both remember very briefly seeing each other for a minute and thinking the other was rather cute-ha ha. I never knew his name, but years later I remember seeing a senior picture in my yearbook of him(4yrs.older than me) and again not knowing or recognizing him. Again I remember thinking he was really cute.lol The funny thing is the picture didn't really look that much like him. Anyway this wouldn't be a big deal except for the fact that it was very out of character for me to do that and to this day I remember his picture standing out to me. Later a girl I attended church with showed me a full length picture of a skinny guy she said she liked but it didn't work out & that he was in the military & about to return home. Again I didn't recognize him, but sort of thought to myself he was too cute to ever be interested in me:-) Anyway when he came home from the service our friends eventually set us up on a double date and the rest is history. To others it might just seem coincidental, but I know myself I was never the type person to have an immediate attraction to anyone like that before without actually knowing them. It's just not the way I was at all. I know in my heart my husband was brought to me by the Lord. Sorry to bore you with such a long story, but it being so close to valentine's day it's hard not to reminisce and again to agree with what Bryan is saying that we need to let God bring us a mate that we will be not Just attracted to, but also compatible with in shared values and beliefs. Thanks and God bless
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Yes, report it NevermindNot boring at all to those of us who have enjoyed your participation over time and who have benefited from your comments. Lovely story.
God bless,
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Yes, report it NevermindCF, I too understand that what so often seems coincidence to others we see as truely God's plan for us when viewed in retrospect.
Thanks for sharing.
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Yes, report it NevermindGod truely is my ultimate provider and brought a wonderful lady into my life after being single for alomost 50 years! I experienced a lot of disappointment earlier in life when previous dates and relationships did not work out the way that I would have liked. But God is faithful, despite the fact that his timing was different from what I wanted earlier! As we approach Valentine's Day, after 16 months of marriage, all I can do is be grateful for God's provision in my life. God provided the perfect lady for me with qualities that exceded my expectations! It was only after I had reached a point, that I was expecting to be single the rest of life, that God stepped in and introduced me to a wonderful lady, who today is not only my best friend, but also my dear wife!
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Yes, report it NevermindThank you Grant. I always enjoy your thoughtful comments as well:-))
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Yes, report it NevermindCF and Randy, I enjoyed reading your "love stories." They were so sweet. My uncle met the love of his life at age 50, too, Randy. They had an incredible Christ-Centered relationship. I believe when Christ is truly at the center of our marriages, they will always be incredible relationships. Thanks for sharing your love stories.
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Yes, report it NevermindChrist Follower, thanks for sharing your witness to God's provision for you.
But have you guys ever wondered why not all Christians have good and enjoyalbe marriage relationships?
Although I believe God is the ultimate matchmaker, He nevertheless does not force you to accept "your perfect mate" since He respects your free will. Therefore, I believe that the key to marrying the ideal mate lies in one's perfect obedience to God's choice and the ability to take action according to God's Will.