THE TRUTH ABOUT SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT WHEN IT COMES TO MARRIAGE PARTNER ! T he question of spiritual discernment of marriage partner is an old issue in the body of Christ. Central to this quest is the question of God’s will and avoidance of mistake. Thus emerged the “divination” school of marital choice, with the man or woman praying and the Spirit of God “revealing” whom to marry. Whereupon the man to whom this is “revealed” then approaches the lady with a “Thus saith the Lord” prophetic proposal. The woman thereafter goes to seek the face of the Lord for confirmation, though sometimes she herself might have “received” before the man comes to propose prophetically. A substrate of this religious philosophy of marital choice is the belief that there’s that ONE person for each one of us, what we call the “missing rib” phenomenon. This, of course creates an incredible probability ratio of 1:3.7bn. But what happens if that one person dies before he gets to make the choice? Does th...
