Support the channel by visiting https://brianholdsworth.ca

Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: http://pauljernberg.com

Some quotes from the video:

"Marriage and the demands of love are filled with adversity and if you can’t face the adversities that come from dating, you won’t be able to level up to what’s waiting in marriage without disastrous effects."

"In listening to and reading the experiences that were shared with me, there was an explicit theme that emerged in those threads – which was: 'Here’s what’s wrong with everyone I’ve dated and those I’ve refused to date.'
What I didn’t see a lot of was, 'I’ve been struggling with dating and here’s all the problems that I think are related to me that I need help fixing in myself.' "

"Make yourself so marriable in God’s eyes that he can’t wait to set you up with someone."

"Marriage isn’t a reward – it’s a cross of self denial. It’s the bootcamp that God has designed to turn people who are naturally self-centered and egotistical into people who would lay their lives down for others – and the prerequisite for admission to that bootcamp is the right attitude."

"in asking God for a spouse, you’re asking for him to entrust the soul of your spouse and your eventual children to your care and good example. And you need to be prepared for that burden. The world around you hates what you believe. At every turn there’s a trap laid for you and your children and if you’re already falling into those traps, what makes you think God can trust you to lead others away from them? You have to be innocent as doves and as wise as serpents."

"Don’t add all the pressure of marriage vows to a first date because a courtship is not a marriage and it will struggle under that kind of pressure. Don’t place demands for serious commitments on someone who’s just getting to know you."

Podcast Version: https://brianholdsworth.libsyn.com/