(Sexual and emotional boundaries )
The pre-marital relationship is precarious because you are more than friends but less than spouses and the status of your relationship can change at any moment because dating comes with limited commitment levels. As a Christian, you are called to protect your own heart, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it” (Proverbs 4:23, NIV). There are several ways to guard our hearts and control our emotions. Do nothing to suggest to the other in a manner that calls for sex and its related acts.
Know what to discuss especially when you accidentally find yourself alone in a place. Remember, you are not to awaken love before its due time. Again, we can taper how much we express to each other; it’s best to not always say everything we feel. We never owe anyone a specific emotion or a particular amount of it. To give another your whole heart too early is both unsafe to you and unfair to them.
Timeliness is as important as integrity in a relationship (Prov. 15:23; 25:11). To respect timeliness in what you allow yourself to feel and how you express it does not devalue your emotions through suppression. Rather, good timing honours the sanctity of romantic emotions and their rightful end (Song of Sol. 8:4).
Apostle Benedict Eghan is a Minister of the Gospel with The Church of Pentecost and is currently the Resident Minister of Pentecost International Worship Centre (PIWC), Tesano. He also doubles as the Personal Assistant to the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Kwabena Nyamekye. Read More…