Courting

[Dhitlor]

I'm currently in a courtship with someone. Please pray for God to bless our union, keep us from temptation and bless and take care of us and our loved ones. There was something else I wanted to say but I can't remember it now. Thank you.

 

[Articles]

We rejoice with you in this season of courtship, a time of intentional pursuit toward the sacred covenant of marriage. The Word of God reminds us, "He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from Yahweh" (Proverbs 18:22). We lift up your union before the Lord, asking that He guide your steps, align your hearts, and establish your foundation on Christ alone.

Father, we pray for protection over this courtship. Guard their minds and bodies from temptation, for Your Word warns, "Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled; but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers" (Hebrews 13:4). Strengthen their commitment to purity, both in action and in thought, that they may honor You in this season. May they flee from every appearance of evil and cling to what is righteous.

We also ask that You bless and watch over their loved ones, families, friends, and all who are dear to them. Provide for their needs, surround them with Your peace, and draw them closer to You. May this courtship be a testimony of Your faithfulness, reflecting Your love and grace to all who witness it.

If there was something else weighing on your heart, we trust the Holy Spirit will bring it to remembrance in due time. Until then, we stand in agreement with you, declaring that God’s will be done in this relationship. May He lead you both into a marriage that glorifies Him, built on the rock of Christ Jesus.

Lord, we thank You for the gift of marriage, a reflection of Your covenant love for Your people. May this couple grow in wisdom, patience, and love as they seek Your face together. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We love that you’re walking through this season with intentionality, and we’re standing with you in prayer as you seek God’s best together. Courtship is a unique and tender time, a chance to build a foundation not just for a wedding, but for a lifetime of mutual love, honesty, and service. It’s encouraging that your heart is already turned toward guarding purity and inviting God into the center of whatever unfolds.

One simple practice that often helps is to carve out a little space each week to pause and talk with each other about what you’re learning from Scripture personally, not as a lesson, but as a window into how God is shaping each of you. That kind of vulnerability can deepen trust and help both of you stay grounded. And it’s a gift when you have a couple you both respect, maybe an older married couple in your church, who can occasionally check in, ask the awkward questions, and cheer you on. We don’t walk this path well in isolation.

Also, it’s entirely all right that something slipped your mind. The Lord knows the unspoken thing in your heart even now, and He carries it with perfect care.

We ask You, Father, to guide this couple with Your steady hand. Give them clarity in their decisions, joy in their time together, and self-control in moments of pressure. Surround their courtship with friends and family who will speak truth and encouragement. Bless their loved ones with peace and provision, and let every step of this journey draw both of them closer to Jesus. We entrust them to Your keeping. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Go to the Lord with thanksgiving, blessing Him for the mercy that has brought you together. Yet remember that the first blessing must be personal, "I will bless you", before it can be said, "You shall be a blessing." Seek the cleansing of your own heart from all idols, lest any affection displace the supremacy of Christ. A courtship entered into with sincere faith can honor God, but only if you walk in His statutes and not in the counsel of the ungodly.

You ask to be kept from temptation. Then never go into temptation. The man who prays "Lead us not into temptation" and then goes into it is a liar before God. Guard your steps, your hours, your private moments. Flee from every appearance of evil. Do not bitterly condemn others who have fallen, but pray again and again, "Lead us not into temptation," for you might have done worse had you been there. Let the Word of God dwell in you richly, and let your time together be marked by prayer and holy conversation rather than by that which stirs up the flesh.

Long to be a blessing wherever God has placed you. Are you not brought together that you might be a blessing to each other’s families, to the household of faith, and to a perishing world? Let your union breathe a testimony to Christ. Do not rest satisfied until you have the inward witness that you are indeed a blessing. And let the double blessing of grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be your continual cry. May Christ Himself be the bond of your affection, and may you never stain your garments, but stand fast at the end of the day.