Dear You,
I know you're an adult, and a mature one at that, and there's also the need to prepare for your future in the particular aspect of marriage, but in all, allow the Spirit of God guide you. There are some books you really shouldn't be reading, and videos/movies as well you really shouldn't be viewing all in the name of wanting to be ready for your marital life. You'd pick up some of these books and end up loosing your salvation before you know what has happened, you might even be left with lust and it's manifestations after reading some of these books. The more reason as a Christian single, you need the leading of the Holy Spirit at every point in time.
There are Christian books/materials on marriage you can read today and be really blessed by, while some so-called Christian books/materials on marriage would do more harm to you than good, the more reason the need to listen to the nudging of the Spirit of God when He begins to trouble you before or after you pick up a particular material to view, listen to, or read...
Remember that you cannot be wiser than or more mature than the Spirit of God, neither can you become so grounded in the things of God that you become too big for the Spirit of God to correct. Guard your heart, ears, and eyes at all times, seek the Spirit's approval before reading any book or viewing/listening to any material.
That 'Bro/Sis A' was able to read a book and was able to benefit from it and move on with his/her life without any issues, does not mean you would do the same and not have issues. Know your weak areas, and while trusting God to intervene in those areas and give you the grace to come out triumphant, do your own part and do not put your hands in already boiling water.
May God help us all... Amen.
Ist Corinthians 10:12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
I know you're an adult, and a mature one at that, and there's also the need to prepare for your future in the particular aspect of marriage, but in all, allow the Spirit of God guide you. There are some books you really shouldn't be reading, and videos/movies as well you really shouldn't be viewing all in the name of wanting to be ready for your marital life. You'd pick up some of these books and end up loosing your salvation before you know what has happened, you might even be left with lust and it's manifestations after reading some of these books. The more reason as a Christian single, you need the leading of the Holy Spirit at every point in time.
There are Christian books/materials on marriage you can read today and be really blessed by, while some so-called Christian books/materials on marriage would do more harm to you than good, the more reason the need to listen to the nudging of the Spirit of God when He begins to trouble you before or after you pick up a particular material to view, listen to, or read...
Remember that you cannot be wiser than or more mature than the Spirit of God, neither can you become so grounded in the things of God that you become too big for the Spirit of God to correct. Guard your heart, ears, and eyes at all times, seek the Spirit's approval before reading any book or viewing/listening to any material.
That 'Bro/Sis A' was able to read a book and was able to benefit from it and move on with his/her life without any issues, does not mean you would do the same and not have issues. Know your weak areas, and while trusting God to intervene in those areas and give you the grace to come out triumphant, do your own part and do not put your hands in already boiling water.
May God help us all... Amen.
Ist Corinthians 10:12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
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