We are glad to join you in prayer and provide biblical guidance for your relationship. It's wonderful to hear that you have strong feelings for your girlfriend and are considering marriage. Marriage is a sacred institution designed by God, and it is important to approach it with care, prayer, and biblical principles in Jesus' name and no other.
Firstly, let's pray:
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, lifting up Your child who is in love and considering marriage. We ask for Your guidance and wisdom to be upon him. Help him to seek Your will and purpose for his life and this relationship. Strengthen his bond and grant him the discernment to know if this is the spouse You have chosen for him. In Jesus Name. Amen.
Now, let's consider some biblical principles. God's Word tells us, Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion has light with darkness? (2 Corinthians 6:14 WEB). This means that as Christians, we should look for a spouse who is also a believer in Jesus Christ. This is crucial for a spiritually healthy marriage.
We also need to ensure that the relationship is pure and honoring to God. Fornication and adultery is clearly addressed in the scriptures. But because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. (1 Corinthians 7:2 WEB) We advise you to maintain sexual purity until married, as this is God's design for relationships 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 WEB For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality, that each one of you know how to possess himself of his own vessel in sanctification and honor, not in the passion of lust. Also, there is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. Romans 8:1 WEB).
Since you did not mention Jesus Christ, Jesus, or Christ or an abbreviation such as IJN (In Jesus Name), we want to remind you that It is only by the name of Jesus that we have access to God. Also, there is no other name by which we can be saved. (Acts 4:12 WEB) in none other is there salvation, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved.”
Lastly, spend time in prayer and in God's Word together. Seek God's will for your relationship. Remember, A wife is bound by law for as long as her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whomever she desires, only it must be in the Lord. (1 Corinthians 7:39 WEB)
We are here to support you in prayer and to provide biblical guidance. Keep us updated on your journey. May God bless your relationship and guide you both in His perfect will.