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My friend says God told her to marry a jerk she’s known for a couple months. She wants to know how to discern if she really is getting this message from God. I don’t know what to tell her.
I have a protestant friend (not sure which denomination) who has asked my help. She is extrememly shy and has not dated much. The couple guys she has had crushes on and/or relationships with have not turned out so well. She usually puts too much into it that isn’t there. She honestly is ready to be married and will make a wonderful wife. The whole dating thing is not something she is ready for. (She’s in her late 20s.)
So the problem is this jerk of a guy whom she dated for all of 2 weeks. He treated her in a not-so-Christian way, then dumped her when she wouldn’t have sex with him. She pins all the blame on herself. She tagged after him like a puppy dog after he broke up with her, begging him to explain what happened and to just “stay friends.” He’s shown a little interest in her since. (No kidding, huh?)
So she’s prayed to God asking him to guide her. She said God told her that this guy (by name) is the one she is going to marry and that she already knows that, among other such things. She now is wondering if God would really be saying this to her. Her preacher told her to seek guidance in friends. I honestly don’t know what to say.
How is one to discern if a message is from the Lord? (Further prayer seems to be an unwise criteria in the circumstances, but what else is there to say?)
I have a protestant friend (not sure which denomination) who has asked my help. She is extrememly shy and has not dated much. The couple guys she has had crushes on and/or relationships with have not turned out so well. She usually puts too much into it that isn’t there. She honestly is ready to be married and will make a wonderful wife. The whole dating thing is not something she is ready for. (She’s in her late 20s.)
So the problem is this jerk of a guy whom she dated for all of 2 weeks. He treated her in a not-so-Christian way, then dumped her when she wouldn’t have sex with him. She pins all the blame on herself. She tagged after him like a puppy dog after he broke up with her, begging him to explain what happened and to just “stay friends.” He’s shown a little interest in her since. (No kidding, huh?)
So she’s prayed to God asking him to guide her. She said God told her that this guy (by name) is the one she is going to marry and that she already knows that, among other such things. She now is wondering if God would really be saying this to her. Her preacher told her to seek guidance in friends. I honestly don’t know what to say.
How is one to discern if a message is from the Lord? (Further prayer seems to be an unwise criteria in the circumstances, but what else is there to say?)