safeguarding your relationship
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Safeguarding Your Relationship The preparation and preservation of love
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Save your relationship before it starts! � Prayerfully evaluate:
� Character � Beliefs/lifestyle � Personality � Circumstances
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I John 4:16 “God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God,
and God in him.”
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Evaluate: 1. Character
� Connection with God � Maturity � Commitment � Responsibility � Self-discipline � Conflict resolution � Humility � Selflessness � Ethics � Respect
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II Corinthians 6:14 “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness?
And what communion hath light with darkness?”
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Evaluate: � Lifestyle/belief system
� Convictions � Habits � Decision-making strategies � Flexibility
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Amos 3:3 “Can two walk together, except they be agreed?”
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Evaluate: � Personality
� Communication skills � Ideals for marriage � Introversion/extroversion � Energy levels � Life calling � Intelligence � Organizational skills � Negotiation skills � Risk taking
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-5 “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every
purpose under the heaven:…a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing.”
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Evaluate: � Circumstances
� Family � Money � Education � Health � Desire/capability for children
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What about if you are already in a relationship? � Connect deeply with God. � Break cycles of idolatry. � Prayerfully evaluate what keeps you together. � Make a God-centered commitment to either be
together or apart.
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Love is risky!