How to Find A Wife

The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence. Gen 24:7

When children begin to grow up, the question will usually arise,"Where do babies come from?" As parents we brace ourselves as we begin to answer... not wanting to divulge too much. In like manner, sometimes children will ponder about where their spouse will come from. How would you answer?

Abraham took an active role in finding his son Isaac a wife. He instructed his servant on where to go and from whom to look. He makes the servant take an oath not to take a canaanite woman for his son to marry. He sends the servant back to the land of his kindred. Abraham completely trusts the Lord to find Isaac a wife, "he shall send his angel before thee".

As christians we should find our spouse from among the children of God. They are our people, our true kindred. We should completely trust the Lord in these matters. Trust that he is preparing a spouse for you. God will make it plainly evident at the right time who they will be.

I've been married for nearly 17 years and can look back and see God's providential hand bringing me to my wife. He is good and trustworthy.