Keys to a Successful Marriage Part 2

Key 2:
CHOOSE THE RIGHT MATE

This is the one of the most important keys to a successful marriage.

God made us creatures of choice.
We choose the people we get acquainted with.
We choose the people we stick with.
We choose THE ONE we spend the rest of our lives with.

Some of us get caught up in the romance and physical attraction,
so much so that we do not consider whether the person we're
attracted to will help or hinder in our spiritual development.

You fall in love with someone who gives you the special tinkling
feeling whenever you are together.
You also fall in love with someone who is romantic and never fail
to surprise you with roses and candlelight dinner.
BUT,
that does not necessarily mean that someone would make a good spouse.

We were directed to 2 Corinthians 6:14-16, which says:

"Do not be yoked together with unbelievers.
For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common?
Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?
What harmony is there between Christ and Belial?
What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols?"

What it basically means is that believers cannot be married to a non-believer,
in our context at least.
I was a believer for more than 8 years and Fang wasn't one the time we met.
She told me she was quite repulsive to the idea of christianity,
and was hoping I don't try to get her converted.
I did not give up.
I know for sure that she IS the one God has intended for me.
If you read my story of how I managed to win her heart,
you shall understand why I said that.
But that would be another post in time to come. :)
Coming back to topic,
it wasn't long before she came to accept Christ,
and encountered with God so much that I was envious of her! :D

God gave us the freedom to choose,
but we have to be responsible for the choices we make.