3 Signs He Is Marriage Material

how can you tell if a man is actually ready for marriage and what signs will be in that man’s life if he’s going to turn out to be a good Christian husband one day even though he’s actually in his season of singleness in this video I’m gonna give you three signs that this guy is marriage material hey everyone my name is Mark and this is apply God’s Word calm before we get started I wanted to give you one quick announcement if you’ve been watching this channel for a while you know about six months ago I asked the question of whether or not you guys might be interested in some courses on Christian singleness and relationships and how to pursue getting married if that’s what God has for you in your life well I’m happy to say that I’m going to launch a GW University on December 30th at 7 p.m. which is a Sunday coming up in a few weeks now I’m gonna leave a bunch more information in the description of this video so I don’t have to take up all the time in this video right now so if you’re someone who’s interested in going even deeper with me and even learning about some email coaching that I’m gonna start offering to people who are interested in make sure you go to the description of this video and there’s gonna be more details about a GW University and actually in this university I have three courses that I’m just about finishing up and I’m going to get it all set up by the 30th God willing one of the courses that I’ve actually finished already it’s called marriage material and it’s eight classes about the the qualities you should develop in yourself and look for in another if you want a godly marriage one day so the content we’re gonna talk about in this video right here is just a tiny little snapshot of a whole more bunch of information in that course so again check out that information in the description below the first sign of a man who is going to turn out to be a good husband a man who is actually a marriage material is that does he put others first in his season of singleness if you’re hoping that a man puts you first as his wife in marriage one day you’re gonna want to make sure he’s putting other people first in his life during his season of singleness becoming a godly man doesn’t happen by accident it’s not something that you just wake up one day and learn how to do it requires hard work and you learn it through serving other people and if a man isn’t doing that in singleness he’s really going to struggle in marriage because a husband’s role and a father’s role is taking responsibility for the well-being of his family his wife and his kids if the marriage does have have children it says this in Ephesians 5 verse 25 it says husbands love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her so a man is really not ready for marriage if he is selfish when he wakes up first thing in the morning a husband doesn’t immediately think of self-gratification and what he needs that day he thinks what does my family need what is my wife need I’ll be honest with you when I was single it was a lot harder to wake up early and go to work and I might have done it a little bit more begrudgingly but now that I have a family and I have a wife and they’re depending on me to take care of them and be a responsible man I really don’t struggle getting up for work I don’t don’t go getting there on time I’m making it happen because I’m taking care of them and I’m not about to let my responsibilities as a man fall through as I try to take care of my family so you’re gonna want a man who is selfless and willing to sacrifice for you and the kids again if your marriage does produce children one day the second sign that a man is marriage material is if he is gentle and not harsh when you look specifically at what the Bible says in the New Testament about husbands there’s a pattern where the writers of the epistles the letters in the New Testament are very specific about telling husbands to be gentle and it says this in Colossians 3:19 for example it says husbands love your wives and do not be harsh with them now all Christians are called to be gentle and loving and kind so it’s not something that’s just unique to a husband but a husband if he is harsh will ruin his marriage in a very special way because a husband’s job is to offer support and love and compassion to his wife and when you’re harsh if you’re unable to do that I also think that men on average struggle with harshness and aggressiveness more than women certainly not every man verse every woman in a singular way but when you just take the whole and you just look at what men and women often struggle with in trends oftentimes men struggle with being harsh a little bit more than women and so you’re gonna want to look for a man who’s learned self-control who’s learned how to speak gently because if not you’re going to end up in a very harsh and troublesome union with this man the third sign that a man is marriage material is if he is looking for a shared partner in God’s gift of new life this is what it says in first Peter 3 verse 7 and I’m reading from the NLT it says in the same way you husbands must give honor to your wives treat your wife with understanding as you live together she may be weaker than you are but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered I love that phrase right there treat her as your equal partner in God’s gift of new life so a man is marriage material when he understands what a Christian wife actually is she’s not a cook she’s not a maid she’s not a servant she’s not a blind follower her just does whatever he says she’s not a sex fantasy she’s not any of those things she is a shared equal partner in God’s gift of new life and when a man understands that and that’s what he’s looking for in a woman and he’s looking for a Christian woman who is willing to be his equal partner as they experience God’s gift of new life together that man is marriage material this is such an important topic if you’re a Christian single no matter what age you are and you want to be married one day you have to know what qualities to develop in yourself and what you want to look for in another and so again the courses that I’ve created talk about those topics in depth they’re extremely in-depth in Scripture we go through Scripture line by line we go through verses we’re really diving into what the Bible says about marriage material and what qualities you need and that person need to have a successful marriage so again check out the information in the description below if these courses on a GW University are something that are interesting to you thanks so much for watching and God bless