When I am working on my Thessalonians assignments or eating lunch, I usually have the television on to help me concentrate (I know that sounds weird but silence does not help me focus). As I was eating lunch and watching Metal Mania on VH1 Classics, There was a commercial for a Christian dating site called Christian Mingle.com (why a christian dating site was being advertised during Metal Mania is a mystery to me). Unlike other dating sites which have some inventory or scientific method to find a compatible partner, Christian Mingle is advising that they allow God to lead the person to find their match. Even though I do believe that God can lead people together, I do have an issue with their advertising. Let's say a couple find each other on a dating site that uses some kind of scientific method. If the couple end up breaking up or getting divorced, then the answer could be that the system was flawed or that the other person was not honest with their compatibility profile. If we use a system based on God's direction and timing, and a couple break up or get divorced, then who is to blame? Is it God? It could be a human error, but if God knows the heart of his people then would he, in someway, give signs to not allow the relationship in the first place? If i was to advertise for the website I would focus more on religious compatibility, then the power of God. If someone wants to date someone who is a christian then go to this site, and when you are dating other Christians, then God can have a part to play in finding a partner. This makes god a part of the process and not the primary source.
