Single, Dating, Engaged, Married: Navigating Life and Love in the Modern Age

by Ben Stuart

When you have a source of life, you are a source of life. But where there is scarcity, desperation will set in. And desperation can easily become exploitation of

When we bring God-sized needs to human beings, they cannot possibly succeed.

Because love flows down to you from God. And when you know him, it is the most natural thing in the world to let that love flow from him, to you, and on to others. When you know you are “beloved,” it is easy to love others. When you have an inexhaustible resource of love, it is easy to be a source of love for others.

True love stays even when it is hard. True love stays when everyone else walks out.

Find someone whose character makes you want to fall on your knees and thank God.

You want a relationship story where you could look into the face of that person and say, ‘Only God could have done this.’” You want a relationship that inspires worship.

Godly love has excitement, but it is excitement stirred by character.

How do you know you’re meant to be with someone? There is an ease to it, you want to be together, and communication does not feel like an obligation. The other person is your friend. But it is not only about enjoying your beloved’s company, it is also about being improved by his or her company.

And when it comes to evaluating whether or not you have found the right one in the right way, I adjure you: look for excitement, life, and for a deepening of trust.

The love of a husband for his wife displays to the world the love Christ has for his church. The love of a wife for her husband communicates to the world how the people of God respond to Jesus.