Devotions for dating relationships

From where you meet to what you talk about to how far is too far, what was socially acceptable when your parents got together seems old-fashioned now.

Too many of us struggle in dating — to discern our hearts, to communicate with one another, to balance priorities and responsibilities, to reject sexual temptation — without ever asking God for his wisdom, strength, and help.

God, inspire in us a passion for each other’s faith and joy in you.

I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

It will be too easy to focus our attention and energy on each other — the status of our relationship, the nature of our conflict, the trajectory of our feelings — but the most important dynamic in our relationship will be its influence on our relationship with you.

I am naturally more concerned with what my girlfriend (or boyfriend) thinks and feels about me, when I should be far more concerned with what she (or he) thinks and feels about you.