The Due Diligence Before Ascertaining Who Your Soul-Mate Is

Firstly, God’s word generally speaks with a much quieter voice.

The primary purpose of dating is to build friendships that help us discern the right life partner.

The principle for successful dating is to get to know the other person by following the proper progression of spirit, soul, and body.

Young men and women in the body of Christ should be acquainted in that order.

The first step in any relationship should focus on the spiritual dimension, which is the most important.

A couple needs to learn where each other stands in matters of faith, worship, and commitment to holy and righteous living.

After the spiritual comes the ‘soulical,’ the level where a couple begins to learn about each other’s interests, life purpose, personal and professional goals, education and intellect, and emotional makeup and stability.

What do they want out of life? What are their plans for the next year or the next five or ten years? How well do they perform under pressure?

They should talk about family, not only the families in which they grew up but also the family they hope to have someday.

When they are merged at the spiritual and ‘soulical’ level, they move into the physical dimension of their relationship, which is reserved almost exclusively for marriage.

At this level, holding hands or sharing a goodnight kiss are acceptable expressions of affection, but anything beyond that is inappropriate until after the wedding.

The progression of spirit, soul, and body is the ticket to a fruitful, satisfying, and successful relationship, but the world flips the whole process upside down.