Dear Lifeline I am a Christian and I have loved God with my all as a single man but now that I have met a girl, it is difficult for me to love God and my girl at the same time. A number of times I have failed to set an devotional time for both of us because I am not sure how am I supposed to lead the bible study. Please help. Jo
Dear Jo
Thank you for your e-mail. I feel that you are saying that falling in love has taken a lot of your time and you want to be with her as often as you can and this has taken some of the time and attention you used to spend with the Lord. First and foremost you need to continue to make sure that your personal relationship is right with God to enable you to have a firm foundation for your relationship. If you believe the relationship is of God and part of His plan for your life then you need to spend time with God together in order to ask for God's blessing on your relationship and to know His plans for you both. This would include attending Church together, House Group and Prayer Meetings and then discussing together your response. Sharing, reading the Bible, praying and worshipping together in order that God can speak to you and bind you together spiritually giving you an understanding of each other at a deeper level that the non-Christian couple. This new love has taken over your life at the moment, but if you want the relationship to last and progress long term you need to bring God into it and make a trio not just a partnership. I pray that God will guide you and bless you and keep you from any physical intimacy that would both spoil your relationship with your girlfriend and with God. May you find your love growing for each other.
Premier Lifeline