Studied 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1 this morning in the All Things New Bible study by Kelly Minter. It was on being equally yoked in your relationships. Verse 14 says “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?” A yoke is “a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (as oxen) are joined at heads or necks for working together.”
This was my #1 priority in my next relationship. We had to be equally yoked. Never had that before and it does not work without it. Period. So if you are dating someone who is not a believer and you are, you need to end the relationship. Your spouse is #2 in your life and you must be on the same page about Jesus.
I thank God for Rob. We are equally yoked and the joy that brings the both of us is a miracle. The Holy Spirit lives in us and to have this in my husband is a gift. Being equally yoked allows us to have an intimacy unlike anything I have ever experienced outside my relationship with Christ.
Sweet friends really look at your relationships. Don’t settle. We were meant to have an abundant life in Christ. The enemy will do everything he can to prevent this. We are set apart as sons and daughters of Christ. Live like it.
Lisa