Six Levels to the Wedding

A few months ago I read a book Every Young Woman's Battle by Shannon Ethridge & Stephen Arterburn and I got some very insightful steps towards the great wedding as told in the Bible, Matt 25:10.

Well over the next few days I'll write down the various progressive stages and it will be for you to analyse yourself and see which stage you are in and what you need to do to advance to the next stage.

Level 1. POTTER/CLAY RELATIONSHIP

When we first come to Christ, our spiritual life has little shape or form. We submit ourselves to Christ as our Saviour and ask God to begin shaping us into what He wants us to be. “We are the clay, You are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.” (Isaiah 64:8; see also Jeremiah 18: 4-6). As a piece of clay, we can allow the Potter to mold us, but we cannot express our love back to Him. When we comply and feel God using us, we feel good about ourselves. When we mess up or don’t have a clear sense of purpose, we feel distant from God. We often withdraw because we believe He is angry with us due to our poor performance. Ephesians 2: 10 says, “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” This affirms that it is important for us to submit to God and allow Him to shape our lives into something that brings Him honour. However, He doesn’t want our relationship to stop there. He wants it to become deeper and more intimate.