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Christians handle relationships a little different than non-believers, but we desire to find the perfect life companion just as much as anyone else, if not more! Here is some Christian relationship advice that will help you have mature and healthy dating experiences. 
Communicate and interact
A Christian relationship should be based on friendship rather than sex. This does not mean that attraction is not an element in your relationship, but that your focus should be talking and getting to know one another instead of making out.
Instead of always watching a movie on Friday night, opt for an activity in which you two must engage one another and learn about each other. Find your way through a corn maze or go Christmas caroling. Paint pottery or go ice skating. You are bound to learn more about the other person doing activates that involve communication and interaction. You will then either fall in love with the person as you get to know them over time, or learn that you are not right for one another and avoid the complications of physical intimacy.
Worship and grow together
Attend worship services and Bible studies together as a couple. Be open and honest with one anther about your struggles, questions and revelations regarding your faith. This brings God to the center of your relationship. Thank him for one another and ask him for guidance through your relationship. This will help you grow together emotionally and become good friends.
Love faithfully and unconditionally
As a Christian couple you need to have a commitment before God and to one another to be faithful to one another. This does not mean that you never break up a dating relationship if it is not right for you; it means that you remain faithful while in a relationship. Work on loving unconditionally, even if you have learned that you should no longer be together as a couple. Do not blame the other person if your relationship doesn’t work out or explain in vivid detail to your friends what flaws the other person has.
Save sex
One of the biggest challenges and greatest rewards of Christian dating is abstinence until marriage. You should draw boundaries as a couple, and if you cross the boundaries you should talk about why and how to prevent it from happening again. The joy and satisfaction of waiting is undeniable. It shows mutual respect for the other person in the relationship and avoids complications due to premature physical intimacy. Abstinence forces your relationship to be centered on God rather and learning about one anther and finding out of you are compatible or not rather than sex.
Surround yourselves with Christian couples
Surround yourself with people who can support your relationship and help hold you accountable to your Christian values. It is easy to feel isolated in your faith and lifestyle choices when you are surrounded by people that indulge in carnal pleasures outside of marriage and have no regard for faithfulness. Having a support network is important to a Christian relationship’s survival.
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