The document provides guidance on evaluating whether a romantic relationship is suitable and prepared for long-term commitment. It advises to prayerfully consider a potential partner's character, beliefs/lifestyle, and personality & circumstances before entering a relationship. For those already in one, it suggests deepening your connection to God to evaluate what draws you together and making a God-centered commitment to the relationship or separating. The overall message is to carefully examine compatibility and prepare the relationship foundation through faith before risking love.

1. Safeguarding Your
Relationship
The preparation and preservation of
love

2. Save your relationship before it starts!
› Prayerfully
evaluate:
› Character
› Beliefs/lifestyle
› Personality
› Circumstances

3. I John 4:16
“God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God,
and God in him.”

4. Evaluate:
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Character
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Connection with God
Maturity
Commitment
Responsibility
Self-discipline
Conflict resolution
Humility
Selflessness
Ethics
Respect

6. II Corinthians 6:14
“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for
what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness?
And what communion hath light with darkness?”

7. Evaluate:
› Lifestyle/belief
system
› Convictions
› Habits
› Decision-making
› Flexibility
strategies

9. Amos 3:3
“Can two walk together, except they be agreed?”

10. Evaluate:
› Personality
Communication skills
› Ideals for marriage
› Introversion/extroversion
› Energy levels
› Life calling
› Intelligence
› Organizational skills
› Negotiation skills
› Risk taking
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12. Ecclesiastes 3:1-5
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every
purpose under the heaven:…a time to embrace, and a
time to refrain from embracing.”

13. Evaluate:
› Circumstances
› Family
› Money
› Education
› Health
› Desire/capability
for children

14. What about if you are already in a
relationship?
› Connect
deeply with God.
› Break cycles of idolatry.
› Prayerfully evaluate what keeps you together.
› Make a God-centered commitment to either be
together or apart.

15. Love is risky!