Characteristics of Future Mate

           I recently read a blog post about how we, as single ladies, should wait for God's best and not lower our standards in hopes of being fulfilled. This caused me to think, what characteristics do I want in a future spouse or significant other? I came up with this list of 5 characteristics that I think are important:

1. Committed to spiritual growth.

2. Think of others above himself.

3. Guard his mind.

4. Have a '1 Corinthians' type love.

5. Desire to be a spiritual leader of our household.

         These are the character qualities that I have diligently been praying that my future husband develops. When you get married, your life becomes a life of service. Service to your husband, and service to your family. Even though I'm not married right now, by praying for my future husband is a way of serving him right now, before I even meet him. A wife should be her husband's #1 prayer warrior, and by starting to pray for him now, it's preparing me for that role in the future. How cool is that? I thought it was a pretty neat idea!

CHALLENGE:

          But now I'm going to turn the tables to you. After you make a list of the characteristics that you desire in a future mate, reflect that back your own life. If these are the qualities that I desire for him to have, I need to make sure that I posses the same qualities in my own life. If I want my significant other to think of others before himself, then I should think of others before myself.....see how that works?

Are you in?