We draw closer to God through the reading of his word for ourselves and in having faith in him alone.
Growing spiritually requires dying to our flesh daily. It isn't easy but our willingness to please God gives room for the Grace of God to help us grow spiritually and to overcome our weaknesses.
Regarding age difference and marriage, the Lord knows our needs. His will concerning this area in our lives, regarding a Christian partner, will be done.
As Christians, we are supposed to be dating with a purpose. Sadly in today's society, not a lot of Christians see it that way. They have fully embraced the way of the world when it comes to dating.
There are many new, born again Christians out there but unfortunately many are being continuously fed milk instead of hard meat. They totally depend on the pastor, not reading the Bible for themselves.
Many of these new Believers still believe that fornication is okay in the eyes of God.
They think the Grace of God is there to continue to endure willful sin. When someone tries to show them light in those areas, they scream don't judge me.
See Esther's mini-bio below.
Esther is 43, single/never married and she has no children. She lives in Fürth, Bayern (Bavaria) Germany and is a Christian who fervently loves the
Lord. She works with elderly nursing home residents who are living in their final stages of earthly life and are in need of full support and assistance, including palliative care, on a daily basis. Esther shares about her personal life and relationship with God:
My last romantic relationship was 7 years ago and I was unequally-yoked. I remember while taking a shower that I told God I was going to totally commit my life to Him. I vowed that the next relationship I became involved in was going to be courting to get married. I promised my Heavenly Father that I was going to honor His word and not defile myself again with sexual sin, which the Bible calls fornication. By God's grace, I will not have an intimate relationship again until after I am married.
I came to a point in my life where I decided that if I am going
to fully dedicate my life to Christ, I would have to let go of one very obvious sin. I was a slave to the sin
of fornication. That turning point was 7 years ago and I have never looked
back. My relationship with Jesus has grown ever since, through His
grace.
My relationship with Christ is my top priority and means
everything to me. The more I see how the devil has perverted marriage in
our world today, the more I am becoming focused on living for Christ. The shocking part is that I have actually met single men who
professed to be Christians but confessed that they can't wait for marriage in order to
have sex. They have accused me of being too "religious and extreme" because I have quoted scriptures which clearly state that fornication is a sin. Because of this, they deserted me.
I am very active in my local Church but since I
started working full-time and studying, I have become less active. That has not, however, negatively impacted my
relationship with Jesus.