Pitfall #10: Pitfall #10: Believers dating unbelievers Christian young people should not date unbelievers because dating often leads to engagement and marriage. If you do not date unbelievers, you will not marry one. You may not realize it but Satan is quite a matchmaker. He loves to mess up the lives of Christian young people by getting them married to the wrong persons. He does this by encouraging them to date non-Christians. Most Christian young people do not see anything wrong with dating non-Christians. But remember, a pitfall is a concealed trap. You do not see the danger of it until you fall into it, and then it is too late. An older man of God heard that a Christian girl was going with an unbeliever and considering marrying him. He asked her if what he had heard was true. When she admitted that it was, he replied, “Remember this, if you marry that man you will be joined together for life with one who is a child of the devil, and for the rest of your days you will have Satan for your father-in-law.” Pastors by the thousands spend much of their time counseling Christian young people who have become emotionally involved with unbelievers through dating them. Invariably these young people lament, “I didn’t intend getting so involved. Now I can’t give him (or her) up!” Many do not give them up. Instead, they make the tragic mistake of marrying an unbeliever. There is virtually no sadder situation than that of one who loves the Lord and wants to serve Him being married to someone who cares nothing about spiritual things. The Christian who says “I have no intention of marrying an unbeliever, but I think it’s all right to date one” is overlooking the fact that every such date has the potential of a disastrous lifelong relationship. Someone has well said, “Any Christian foolish enough to date an unbeliever is foolish enough to marry one.” Even if the dating does not lead to marriage, it causes problems. Spending time with the wrong person is opening yourself up to an emotional involvement that will not be easy to get out of. Once you have given your heart and emotions to someone, it is difficult to take them back, even when you know you should. Avoid this pitfall: Do not date non- Christians. If you do not date unbelievers, you will not marry one. Break Wrong Relationships...NOW! If God has shown you that you are now involved in a wrong relationship, do not go around asking your friends what you should do. You do not need to go to your pastor to ask him. You do not even need to pray and ask God to give you “wisdom” to know what you should do. You just need to obey what God has shown you. Break that relationship…NOW! One day you will be glad you did!
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 04:53:44 +0000
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