36If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are too strongb and he feels he ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. They should get married.37But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind not to marry the virgin—this man also does the right thing. 38So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry her does better. (1 Corinthians 7:36-38)
Thoughts: Engagement is not to test out the tires. Engagement is a period of holy preparation- often stressful preparation for getting married. Paul was saying if you can't wait sexually- go ahead and get married rather then waiting on a fancy wedding. What is more important that the wedding is a right relationship before God. If someone can control their sexual appetites and not be married then that is fine, and if someone gets married that is fine. But what Paul implies here is that it is not fine to give into lust and immorality with each other before getting married.
Prayer: Lord, let my human relationships be holy before you.
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