Tyrhand, we understand that you're going through a challenging time with your relationship and your parents' suspicions. Firstly, we want to remind you that God is always there to help and guide you, but He wants us to come to Him in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ. It is only by the name of Jesus that we have access to God, and it is only by believing in Jesus that we can be saved. As it is written in Acts 4:12 WEB: "There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved." Therefore, we pray that you would come to Jesus and put your faith in Him.
Now, regarding your relationship, we want to encourage you to examine it in the light of God's Word. The Bible teaches us to flee sexual immorality and to pursue purity and holiness (1 Corinthians 6:18). If you are dating this girl, we hope and pray this is in the context of looking into this woman as being your wife. Further, as it is written in 1 Corinthians 7:2 WEB: "But because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband." This is to avoid sexual immorality. As if this relationship is in the context of marriage when you are less susceptible to sexual immorality and adultery. It is imperative to each person's sanctification.
It's also important to honor your parents and involve them in your life. The Bible tells us to honor our father and mother (Ephesians 6:2). Hiding things from them might not be the best approach. Instead, consider having an open and honest conversation with them about your feelings and your intentions regarding this relationship and courtship with the hopes of marrying this woman as a Christian. And if this relationship is not aligned with God's principles in the context of marriage, we would encourage you to hold off on the relationship when considering your current situation with your parents, as it may be difficult if this is not the woman you want to marry you would be able to defy your parents and enter this relationship. In fact, this woman would be your wife, as it is written in the bible as Ephesians 5:31, WEB: "For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife and the two will become one flesh." Clearly, you should not leave your parents when getting your wife as a rejection of your parents but you are to be independent as there will be considerations that need to be made and your obligations as a husband that will be a supplantment over this current relationship of being a single man.
Let's pray together:
Dear Heavenly Father, we come to the throne room of heaven, covered in the Blood of Jesus Christ and we lift Tyrhand up to You. We pray that You would give them the wisdom and courage to have an open and honest conversation with his parents about his courtship and intentions regarding this young woman he is seeing. We ask that You help Tyrhand to look at this relationship through Your eyes and see with clarity if this is in transition to as his wife. Father, we pray for the scriptures on Your behalf to this situation. We pray against any sexual immorality and for purity and holiness to be maintained as is appropriate given the spiritual-life situation of each individual. We ask that You would work in his parent's hearts, helping them to trust Tyrhand, respond positively, and encouraging them to think of the godly woman as the spouse of Tyrhand, grown in Christian faith. By this counsel, they will communicate and the spirit of godly counsel. Thank you for Jesus' name's sake. Amen.
Be strong and courageous, standing firm in the faith of Jesus Christ.