Best Bible verses for daters
By Margot Carmichael Lester Looking for divine intervention or just some inspiration in your search for Mr. or Ms. Right? Look no further. Here, single people, religious leaders and even a matchmaker share some verses to inspire you.Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father...
– James 1:17
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; His understanding is unsearchable.
– Isaiah 40:28
“I believe that God is sovereignly in control of all things, including providing me a wife if He so chooses, so when I feel discouraged or lonely I look to verses like these,” says Dan Pritchett of Bellingham, WA.
The voice of my beloved! Behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
– Song of Solomon 2:7-9
“I love this quote,” says Jewish matchmaker Shoshanna Rikon. “It reflects the heroic nature of love and how being in love can make one feel almost super-human. What can daters learn from it? That being in love is one of the greatest feelings in the world. Love is worth overcoming any obstacle.”
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– Philippians 4:19
God did not create one person to meet all of another person’s needs,” says June Hunt, founder and CEO of Dallas-based Hope for the Heart. “While God gives you special people to be with, to learn from, to be sharpened by, He wants you to allow Him to be your own true need-meeter.”
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing and perfect will.
– Romans 12:1-2
“I love this scripture because it’s not just about dating—it’s about how we should function in all relationships,” explains Nicole Symmonds, an editor at Beliefnet.com. “Offering my body as a living sacrifice to God means that I won’t offer it up to sinful activity and will always be mindful that my body is God’s temple. I commit myself to purity in relationships because it is pleasing to God and He can work better when I am obedient to His will. Verse 2 reminds me that I should follow a different set of guidelines while dating, instead of conforming to the values of a VH1 dating show. Anything may go in the world, but anything does not go when you are trying to be a Christian.”
Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.
– Proverbs 26:11
“I’ve developed some bad dating patterns,” admits Dana Bryce of Cincinnati. “This verse motivates me to stop choosing the same type of guy who never works out. I keep it taped to my bathroom mirror and in my wallet!”
He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
– Micah 6:8
“This is a great verse to live by,” says Boo Tyson, executive director of the MAINstream Coalition in Prairie Village, KS. “It can help you focus on the things in front of us. Looking for a match who also is interested in justice, and is kind and humble before God, is a smart choice. Making yourself a person who fits that description is even smarter.”
Use these Bible verses to help you stay motivated and stay focused in your search for true love.
Margot Carmichael Lester is a North Carolina-based writer and author who also pens the Ask Margot column. Send your faith-based dating questions to AskMargot@Match.com.