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I can't stand that you people are leading young men and women astray in your teachings. It's wrong, plain and simple. God answers prayer, and He CAN give you a perfect spouse, but He will NOT just let them magically fall into your lag. There is no magical genie in a bottle. You ALWAYS have to work for God before God will work for you.
EVERYONE in the bible had to do something before God would do something for them. Abram/Abraham had to leave Ur before God would work in his life. Moses had to go to Pharaoh himself before God would work through him. Jacob had to work 7 years, then 7 more years, before God would give him Rachel. Matter of fact, Jacob had to WRESTLE with God to gain His blessing. GOD ONLY GIVES YOU WHAT YOU WORK FOR! You reap ONLY what you sow!
If you want a husband or a wife, you have to go out and meet people. You need to be proactive. You have to find that person yourself. God may well find you someone that is right for you, but if you sit at home and never talk to anyone, how do you expect to find that person? If you never go on a date with anyone when they ask, how do you expect to find a husband? Do you think someone will ask you to marry them out of the blue, when you refused to go on a date with them? Think about it. Life is common sense. This is the life God created. God works naturally through His own creation, and very rarely does He go against it. If life makes you meet someone before you marry them, then why would God go against that and have someone randomly appear out of thin air as your spouse? Does that make sense in the natural laws of nature? If not, then why do you preach it?
Some of you really need to look deep inside of yourselves before you claim "faith" is the only thing you need in certain situations. Faith isn't just a blind thing where you sit on your hands. Faith is a proactive thing. You have Faith by going out and doing what you pray for. You have Faith by believing God will provide, and you going out and sowing your seeds to gain the harvest. God will always provide, but do you think He will just provide when you refused to sow any seeds? Will He give a farmer crops without that farmer planting anything? NO!
The more I see all of you say "I've never dated, I refuse to date, God will provide me a husband, I will not date anyone", the more I realize how messed up this generation of the world is. Everyone feels all this self entitlement and thinking they are special. Everyone thinks God will give you miracles instead of you actually going out and getting it yourself. Everyone thinks God works through magic. It just isn't the case. God expects you to plant the seeds before He gives you the harvest. Everyone in the bible had to work for God's miracles. They all had to get off their butts and go out and do God's will. God helped them, but they still did the actions. That is what God requires of you, and to deny that is denying scripture.
So, I'm going to say this one more time. STOP preaching that God will just miraculously give you a husband/wife while you refuse to go out and be proactive with meeting people and dating. To me, you are being false preachers, and being wolves in sheep's clothing by saying the opposite. The bible is your best evidence to prove what I'm saying. Everyone in the bible had to do SOMETHING before God would provide them with miracles. EVERYONE.
I'm sorry if this sounds like a rant, but I feel strongly about this. I'm so tired of all the self entitlement and the refusal to go out and be proactive with your faith. God does not approve of lazy people.
2 Thessalonians 3:10 (New International Version)
10For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."
The same applies to dating/relationships/marriage.
EVERYONE in the bible had to do something before God would do something for them. Abram/Abraham had to leave Ur before God would work in his life. Moses had to go to Pharaoh himself before God would work through him. Jacob had to work 7 years, then 7 more years, before God would give him Rachel. Matter of fact, Jacob had to WRESTLE with God to gain His blessing. GOD ONLY GIVES YOU WHAT YOU WORK FOR! You reap ONLY what you sow!
If you want a husband or a wife, you have to go out and meet people. You need to be proactive. You have to find that person yourself. God may well find you someone that is right for you, but if you sit at home and never talk to anyone, how do you expect to find that person? If you never go on a date with anyone when they ask, how do you expect to find a husband? Do you think someone will ask you to marry them out of the blue, when you refused to go on a date with them? Think about it. Life is common sense. This is the life God created. God works naturally through His own creation, and very rarely does He go against it. If life makes you meet someone before you marry them, then why would God go against that and have someone randomly appear out of thin air as your spouse? Does that make sense in the natural laws of nature? If not, then why do you preach it?
Some of you really need to look deep inside of yourselves before you claim "faith" is the only thing you need in certain situations. Faith isn't just a blind thing where you sit on your hands. Faith is a proactive thing. You have Faith by going out and doing what you pray for. You have Faith by believing God will provide, and you going out and sowing your seeds to gain the harvest. God will always provide, but do you think He will just provide when you refused to sow any seeds? Will He give a farmer crops without that farmer planting anything? NO!
The more I see all of you say "I've never dated, I refuse to date, God will provide me a husband, I will not date anyone", the more I realize how messed up this generation of the world is. Everyone feels all this self entitlement and thinking they are special. Everyone thinks God will give you miracles instead of you actually going out and getting it yourself. Everyone thinks God works through magic. It just isn't the case. God expects you to plant the seeds before He gives you the harvest. Everyone in the bible had to work for God's miracles. They all had to get off their butts and go out and do God's will. God helped them, but they still did the actions. That is what God requires of you, and to deny that is denying scripture.
So, I'm going to say this one more time. STOP preaching that God will just miraculously give you a husband/wife while you refuse to go out and be proactive with meeting people and dating. To me, you are being false preachers, and being wolves in sheep's clothing by saying the opposite. The bible is your best evidence to prove what I'm saying. Everyone in the bible had to do SOMETHING before God would provide them with miracles. EVERYONE.
I'm sorry if this sounds like a rant, but I feel strongly about this. I'm so tired of all the self entitlement and the refusal to go out and be proactive with your faith. God does not approve of lazy people.
2 Thessalonians 3:10 (New International Version)
10For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."
The same applies to dating/relationships/marriage.
