{"id":7601,"date":"2025-12-15T00:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T23:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiritmeat.net\/?p=7601"},"modified":"2025-12-12T23:56:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T22:56:37","slug":"15-december-2025-tested-and-approved-before-marriage-1-thessalonians-522-genesis-3912","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritmeat.net\/fr\/2025\/12\/15\/15-december-2025-tested-and-approved-before-marriage-1-thessalonians-522-genesis-3912\/","title":{"rendered":"15 December 2025: TESTED AND APPROVED BEFORE MARRIAGE &#8211; 1 Thessalonians 5:22; Genesis 39:12"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><span class=\"tie-dropcap\">je<\/span>n marriage, as in life, God demands that only tested and approved vessels be trusted. The Bible instructs, \u201cAbstain from all appearance of evil\u201d (1 Thessalonians 5:22). When Joseph was cornered by Potiphar\u2019s wife, he didn\u2019t try to negotiate or reason with her; he fled immediately (Genesis 39:12). That is the pattern for every child of God when immorality presents itself: don\u2019t dialogue, flee. Sadly, many believers excuse ungodly behaviour in relationships, hoping that marriage will fix the problem. But if someone is failing God\u2019s tests before marriage, that weakness will only grow stronger after marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marriage is not a prop to make up for spiritual slackness. A woman must never marry a man simply because she thinks she can carry him along. Let him first pass God\u2019s test faithfully. The same applies to men; you cannot pick a lady who fails the standards of consecration and assume she will change after the wedding. If she is already careless with purity, prayer, or obedience, marriage will not sanctify her. God Himself tests men before He commits serious matters of His kingdom into their hands; how much more the choice of a life partner. Refuse to reduce God\u2019s standards in your pursuit of companionship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A partner who fails the exam of integrity before marriage cannot be the answer to your destiny.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Practically, this means: don\u2019t excuse fornication in courtship. Don\u2019t cover carnality with emotions. Don\u2019t assume marriage will make an unserious Christian serious. If God does not endorse someone as fit for your journey, you are setting yourself up for tears if you go ahead. Instead, demand the same standard heaven demands: purity, faithfulness, obedience, and submission to the will of God. When both husband and wife are tested and approved, marriage becomes a launchpad for destiny fulfilment. But if you prop someone up who failed heaven\u2019s test, you have only signed up for a lifetime of frustration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THOUGHT TO PONDER:<\/strong> Am I ready to allow God\u2019s standards to judge my relationship choices? Or am I reducing the bar just to please my flesh and avoid waiting?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote quote-simple is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>PRI\u00c8RE:<\/strong> <strong>Lord, help me never to lower Your standards. Test me, prove me, and align me with a partner who will pass Your test for destiny.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tie-padding  has-padding-left has-padding-right\" style=\"padding-left:5%; padding-right:5%; padding-top:0; padding-bottom:0;\">\n\n\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>LA BIBLE EN UN AN :<\/strong><br>Micah 1:1-4:13, Revelation 6:1-17, Psalm 134:1-3, Proverbs 30:1-4<br><br><br><strong>SPIRIT MEAT SUR ANDROID ET iOS<br><\/strong><br>Spirit Meat on Android: https:\/\/bit.ly\/SpiritMeatAndroid<br>Spirit Meat on iOS: https:\/\/bit.ly\/SpiritMeatIOS<br>YouVersion: http:\/\/bible.us\/r\/GbY<br><br>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<br><br>J\u00e9sus est Seigneur !<br><br>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<br>www.dreamcentreoftheloic.org<br>www.soundcloud.com\/reverendareogun<br>www.dciradio.org<br>https:\/\/bit.ly\/SpiritMeatDailyDevotionalWhatsApp<br>YouTube Channel- Sola Areogun Ministries<br>+2348037252124<br>#SpiritMeat<br>#ReverendAreogun<br>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<br><br><em><strong>Copyright \u00a9\ufe0f 2025<\/strong><br>The public is hereby informed that exclusive copyright<\/em><br><em>subsiste dans cette \u0153uvre et donc toute tentative de reproduction,<\/em><br><em>copier, distribuer au public \u00e0 des fins commerciales, publier tout<\/em><br><em>traduction de l&#039;\u0153uvre, r\u00e9aliser un film relatif \u00e0 l&#039;\u0153uvre,<\/em><br><em>faire une adaptation de l&#039;\u0153uvre, soit dans son int\u00e9gralit\u00e9, soit en grande partie<\/em><br><em>une partie de l&#039;\u0153uvre, soit dans sa forme originale, soit sous toute autre forme<\/em><br><em>d\u00e9riv\u00e9 de mani\u00e8re reconnaissable de l&#039;original constitue une atteinte \u00e0 la<\/em><br><em>droit de l&#039;auteur et sujet \u00e0 litige sauf et sauf<\/em><br><em>l&#039;auteur a officiellement et clairement autoris\u00e9 ladite personne<\/em><br><em>ou les personnes ou l&#039;auteur sont clairement mentionn\u00e9s dans l&#039;\u0153uvre.<\/em><\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>n marriage, as in life, God demands that only tested and approved vessels be trusted. The Bible instructs, \u201cAbstain from all appearance of evil\u201d (1 Thessalonians 5:22). When Joseph was cornered by Potiphar\u2019s wife, he didn\u2019t try to negotiate or reason with her; he fled immediately (Genesis 39:12). 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