Desperately Seeking Someone 1 Desperately Seeking Someone

Desperately Seeking Someone: Rules Don’t be desperate

Desperation = Stop being available

Desperation = Stop being available Compromise

Desperation = Stop being available Compromise Marry badly

Desperate des·per·ate “…a state of recklessness caused by despair.”

5 For You are my hope; O Lord God, You are my confidence from my youth 5 For You are my hope; O Lord God, You are my confidence from my youth. 6 By You I have been sustained from my birth; You are He who took me from my mother’s womb; My praise is continually of You. Psalms 71:5-6

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, who is our hope, - I Timothy 1:1

32 But I want you to be free from concern 32 But I want you to be free from concern. One who is unmarried is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord; 33 but one who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife, - I Corinthians 7:32-33

Desperately Seeking Someone: Rules Don’t be desperate Know what you’re looking for

Don’t marry an unbeliever The Non-Negotiables Don’t marry an unbeliever Do not be bound together with unbelievers; - II Corinthians 6:14a

The Non-Negotiables Don’t marry an unbeliever Marry for love, not lust

3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you abstain from sexual immorality; 4 that each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, 5 not in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God; - I Thessalonians 4:3-5

Know what you’re looking for The Non-Negotiables Don’t marry an unbeliever Marry for love, not lust Know what you’re looking for

What You’re Looking For Do they love God?

What You’re Looking For Do they love God? Do you love what you know about this person?

What You’re Looking For Do they love God? Do you love what you know about this person? Does the other person love you?

Do you know you have asked for the costliest thing Ever made by the hand above? A woman's heart, and a woman's life— And a woman's wonderful love. Do you know you have asked for this priceless thing As a child might ask for a toy? Demanding what others have died to win, With the reckless dash of a boy.

You have written my lesson of duty out, Manlike, you have questioned me Now stand at the bars of my woman's soul Until I shall question thee. You require your mutton shall always be hot, Your socks and your shirt be whole; I require your heart to be true as God's stars And as pure as His heaven your soul.

You require a cook for your mutton and beef, I require a far greater thing; A seamstress you're wanting for socks and shirts— I look for a man and a king. A king for the beautiful realm called Home, And a man that the Maker, God, Shall look upon as He did the first And say, "It is very good."

I am fair and young, but the rose will fade From my soft, young cheek one day, Will you love me then 'mid the falling leaves, As you did 'mid the blossoms of May? Is your heart an ocean so strong and true, I may launch my all on its tide? A loving woman finds heaven or hell On the day she is made a bride.

I require all things that are grand and true, All things that a man should be; If you give all this, I would stake my life To be all you demand of me. If you cannot do this, a laundress and cook You can hire and little to pay; But a woman's heart and a woman's life Are not to be won that way.

Marry for love because it’s the only thing that taxes and old age can’t take away from you.

In Your Seeking for a Partner, Remember: Stay fixed on Jesus

In Your Seeking for a Partner, Remember: Stay fixed on Jesus Commit to someone committed to Christ

In Your Seeking for a Partner, Remember: Stay fixed on Jesus Commit to someone committed to Christ You’re on God’s timetable

The first step in finding the right partner is to become a right partner yourself.