Singleness & Dating Disciple U Katie Rasmussen Part I: True Fullness in Christ
Where are you finding your fulfillment?
Where do you believe your fulfillment should be found? Does this line up with your answer to the previous question? If not, what should you change to fix that?
Can you relate to Katie’s story about feeling lonely and that you would be better and feel better if you were in a relationship? If so, what happened, and how did you handle it?
Are you truly with God, or are you apart from Him?
Do you have godly people around you who are pointing you toward the Lord?
Part II: Created for Relationship Are you in relationships with people who point you to God and sharpen you?
Do you have a personal story of a time that your friends transformed you, or can you see how they have gradually done that in your life?
Do you have a desire to be married or to be single?
Have you ever put marriage on a pedestal for the Christian life, making it the ultimate purpose and goal? How did you, or how will you change that conception of marriage?
Are you taking advantage of the season you are in, whether it be singleness or in a relationship with someone?
Part III: Wise Dating If you are in a relationship, are you ensuring they seek the Lord the way you are? Are you asking questions like: can I see that Jesus is the top priority in their life, is this person surrounding themselves with a biblical and godly community, can I see the fruit of the Spirit exemplified in their life, do I admire the way they live their life and the direction their life is headed?
Are you being wise and both able to, if things do not work out, still be around each other?
Are you being pure with your heart, mind, and motives when entering and while being in a relationship?
Have you specifically defined, or how will you define your physical boundaries with your significant other?
Do you have mentors who can hold you accountable in your relationship, and if not, how will you actively pursue finding one?
Are you willing to commit to purity today?
Part IV: Marriage: God's Design What is your view of marriage? Does that line up with the biblical view of marriage?
Since God created marriage, how does that affect your thoughts on it?
Are you truly seeking God and His will to discover if it is His will for you to be married?
Since marriage is a covenant, not a contract, how does that impact the seriousness and how special marriage is?
Are you seeking God to grow and be ready to fully commit to a covenant marriage relationship when the time comes?
How are you preparing yourself to have the humility to care for your significant other and to be capable of saying the words “I am sorry?”