Pray before you even leave home to meet your date you need to spend time on your knee asking God to help you honor Him and you r date. You can never go wrong with prayer. This will also put you in the proper mind-set for your time together.
TALK A LOT
There is no better way to get to know someone than by talking to them about a wide variety of topics. The more you talk, the more you will begin to know if this might be a relationship that you should pursue.
LET'S BE FRIENDS!
This is an important dating tip to remember. Don't forget that until you are married the person you are dating could be some one else's future mate. When you begin dating someone there is a lot of pressure to move things along much too quickly. Choose to keep your relationship on a friendship level.
The longer you can remain "just friends", the better your relationship will be if you decide to get married at some point." Its great being married to your best friend "!
PRAY IN GROUPS
What in the world does that mean? This sounds like an odd dating tip. What we're suggesting is that you don't pray together alone as a couple too early in your relationship. Prayer is so very important in any relationship so please don't misunderstand this point.
When you pray with someone of the opposite sex that you care about you being to build a level of intimacy that can often lead to trouble.
The goal in any Christian relationship is to honor God. Prayer is intimate communication with God and can draw couples together in ways not intended if you are not careful. It's better to pray together when you are with other Christians. This will help keep the focus on God and not allow thoughts and emotions to wander to prohibited areas.
CHOOSE NOT TO KISS
Choose not to kiss until you are married. Okay, this can be extremely difficult, but if you can follow this one dating tip then most of the others will happen naturally. Even kissing once you are engaged can be very dangerous. It's better to not kiss at all until your wedding day.
Before you laugh and click to another page with thoughts that we must be insane, consider these points on kissing.
- A kiss begins to sexually stimulate a man (and woman) instantly.
- if you aren't kissing then you won't become tempted to take things to a more intimate level. You'll be protecting yourself and the purity of your date.
- A kiss will surely break down your barriers and leave you in a position that could ultimately devastate your relationship with your date and separate you from a close walk with God. Self-control seems to be the better option.
- Just think how magical that first kiss will be if it is saved for your wedding day!
INCLUDE ANOTHER COUPLE
You will find that physical issues are much less distracting if you plan most of your dating situations to include other couples. Group dates can be a lot of fun and you'll also be helping your friends maintain purity in their relationships as well.
ALWAYS TREAT EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT
If you respect the person you are with then you won't say or do things that will intentionally hurt them. Ask yourself "what would Jesus do?" and then do it!