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How to find a Soulmate · The Call to Women in Faith Podcast

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  When you're looking for a life partner, or you encounter someone you want to
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  befriend, how do you go about pursuing them?
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  Do you expect them to carry the entire work of building a relationship,
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  hoping that they will turn out to be your soulmate?
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  Or do you make an effort, effort in knowing them, and making sure that you can
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  pronounce them your soulmate?
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  I am assuming that you said that you would not blindly walk into the relationships.
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  You would do what needs done. Why is our relationship with Jesus any different?
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  We know he wants a relationship with us. There is abundant proof of that.
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  He died on the cross for us.
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  Should we also task him with the onus of building a relationship with us?
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  Here is what I assume most people do when they want to meet someone or they
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  meet someone that they want to grow closer with.
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  This list, of course, omits the step where you first find out that this person
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  loves the good Lord first.
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  So what do you do? You look them up. In our age of social media,
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  it's easy to stalk people without being caught. So you look them up.
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  Then you set up short dates, maybe coffee here or there, a lunch.
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  And then you seek out common acquaintances and you get any relevant scoop you can.
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  And then you spend more dedicated time. You're listening to them.
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  You're observing how they behave in public, observing how they're reacting to you.
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  You're doing things together, or you're just hanging out.
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  As time goes, you start sharing hopes and fears.
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  Finally, you meet their close friends and family. You get more information.
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  You're curious about how you would fit in with them.
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  You want to see how a life integrated with these close friends and family would look like.
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  And just like that, you keep growing closer and closer with time.
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  There it is. We have it all figured out for how to find a strong relationship with our soulmates.
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  How does this translate to fortifying your relationship with Jesus?
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  Simple enough. It is the same.
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  Come up in the Bible. Read it cover to cover. His character will come alive. Set time aside with Him.
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  Spend your daily devotional. Spend your holy hours, whatever you want to call it.
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  Don't start your day without coffee with Jesus.
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  Talk to fellow Christians who love the Lord and are seeking Him.
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  Read the work of the apostles. They took time to write about him.
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  And then observe. Observe how he's working in others' lives.
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  And serve. Serve alongside him.
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  Roll up your sleeves and wash feet if you have to, figuratively, of course.
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  And then seek him through prayer.
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  Pray, pray, pray. Quote, rejoice always. Pray without ceasing.
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  In everything give thanks.
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  For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. End quote.
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  1 Thessalonians 5, verses 16 through 18.
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  And finally, ask the Holy Spirit and Father Almighty to open your eyes to who
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  Jesus is and pray to help fortify your bond with Him.
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  And then keep growing closer and closer with time.
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  May you discover Him, the one true love, who is constant in your life.
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  Dear Jesus, reveal yourself to me. Help me grow closer to you.
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  Remove these scales from my eyes so that I can see and know you better.
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  Guide me into a relationship with you that is the strongest one in my life.
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  May all my other relationships be built upon ours. Amen.