God’s approval of a relationship

It would be nice if God gave you some kind of sign (cf. Judges 6:36-40), wouldn’t it? What God does though is give you freedom in this area of life. People have freedom to marry or not marry (1 Corinthians 7:1-7). And they have freedom in the relationships they might enter into before marriage.

What you can do of course is seek feedback from your circle of Christian friends and family—especially your parents. You can talk to Christians whose judgment you respect and solicit their thoughts on your relationship with your co-worker.

What you can also do is look at your relationship in light of what Scripture says about the way in which spouses are to treat one another (Ephesians 5:22-33; 1 Peter 3:1-7). You can ask yourself to what degree you find those attitudes and actions in your friend.

While God does not prohibit a Christian from marrying a non-Christian (1 Peter 3:1-2), there are so many more blessings when husband and wife are united in the faith (Joshua 24:15; Ecclesiastes 4:12).

You may find it valuable to do some reading on this subject. If that is the case, Northwestern Publishing House offers books on dating. This link will take you to that area of their web site. God’s blessings!