6 Weeks of Christian Dating & Marriage Classes (feat. Entrusting Our Relationship to the Lord)

6 Weeks of Christian Dating & Marriage Class (feat. Entrusting Our Couple's Life to the Lord)

"Will you pray for me for just one minute each day?" This was the only request I made to Isaac, who had once been a fervent Christian but had left the church. That one-minute prayer led Isaac back to God's embrace, and he became a Christian again.

We asked our pastor to create a class on Christian dating and marriage. Then, a 6-week <Couple's Life> class began. This time was crucial for unifying our thoughts on Christian dating and marriage and entrusting our relationship to God.

This video shows Isaac giving his completion testimony after the <Couple's Life> class. The video shows how God guided our relationship. A big reason I revealed our relationship to the world was to share this guidance. Lord, thank you. We entrust our couple's life to you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JojwG5m9Z_U

I did not grow up in a religious family. I never even touched a bible until my older brother began going to church. I eventually began to start going to the same church in high school and became Christian. God and my faith became the most important thing in my life.

My brother was a United States Marine, and in my last year of high school, he was killed in Iraq during the war. This completely changed my life and my family’s life. During university, I was dealing with my brother’s death along with many other issues. One of the issues was with the church. It was a very extreme church that made me feel as though salvation was granted by works and not by faith alone.

I stopped going to church and thought that I would never go again. I eventually lost faith and stopped believing in God. Ironically, this was around the same time my parents became Christian.

13 years later I met Yeongju (영주). When we were first dating, I told her that I’m not Christian. I asked her if this is a problem. She told me that this is not something that she can control. She told me that she will pray for me every day just for one minute. She asked if I can also pray for her one minute a day. This is clever because I would have never prayed for myself. But since it was for her, I did it.

Yeongju’s (영주) love began to soften my heart. She made me see God’s love in a different way. I started with one-minute prayers then I started to read the bible and going to church. There wasn’t one moment that changed my heart, but it was like a single flame that gradually grew larger.

Yeongju (영주) gave me the greatest gift that anyone can give to someone. She helped me to come back home to God. I am so thankful for God bringing someone like Yeongju (영주) into my life, especially when I did nothing to deserve it.

After I regained my faith, my mom told me something she never told me before. She told me that when I stopped going to church, she prayed for me every morning that God will send a girlfriend/wife who will bring me back to God. My mom knew that I’m stubborn and that only a loving woman would be able to change me.

God answered the prayer and sent my ideal woman. Yeongju (영주), who is bright, funny, smart, and beautiful, appeared in my life.

I consider myself very fortunate, but this is only our story. Everyone has a different story. There are couples who are not that compatible when they start, but then grow into a deep and loving relationship.

But, even though Yeongju (영주) is my ideal woman, we still had problems. I learned that my idea of a relationship was wrong. What I learned from Pastor Lee Sang-am (이상암) is that today’s culture makes relationships all about “me”. “How does being with this person make me feel?” “Does this person make me happy?” “How much does this person meet my standards?” While those questions are important to consider, it is more important to ask, “what can I do for this person?” “How can I be a better boyfriend or husband?”

The second biggest lesson I learned is that marriage is a commitment. This commitment does not rely on how happy I feel that day. There will be tough times. There will be times of doubt. But all these things are normal, as we are human. The vow that we’ve committed to each other in front of God is more important than happiness or moments of emotion.

I’m sure there will be difficult times ahead, but I hope that Yeongju (영주) and I will help each other become closer to God and become more like Jesus. And it is through this hope that will bring us happiness. Yeongju (영주), you have already given me the greatest gift, so I hope that I can spend the rest of our lives giving you back the same happiness.

Pastor Lee Sang-am (이상암) and Yeongju (영주) & Isaac Couple

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