There is no greater binding experience than the commingling of two people into one, in this thing we call marriage (Genesis ).God knows the difficulty that comes with making two into one, and He encourages His children to be “yoked” together with someone with whom they can become fully one- physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It’s easy to grow weary in waiting, and attempt to jump into love with someone that you may connect with physically and emotionally, but not spiritually–believing that this is as good as it gets, and settle for less than best.Being married and opening yourself up to this kind of binding love gives the person standing before you the ability to hurt you in a far deeper way than anyone in this world could, and there are times that hurt happens.Being married myself, I can attest to this reality.

You may also recognize her voice from her 200 articles at Relevant Magazine, Crosswalk.com, and all over the web!Though God’s word doesn’t talk much about dating, it is filled with principles that can lead and guide our approach to healthy relationships.2 Corinthians reminds us of the importance of being bound together with believers.But there’s so much more to this question than a simple yes or no.Because the beautiful thing about God is that as his children, He doesn’t call us to simply go after what is acceptable in life, but what is BEST for our life.