I would like to have a dollar for every person in a courtship who knew he or she had felt the guidance of the Lord in that relationship, had prayed about the experience enough to know it was the will of the Lord, knew they loved each other and enjoyed each other’s company, and saw a lifetime of wonderful compatibility ahead–only to panic, to get a brain cramp, to have total catatonic fear sweep over them. They ‘draw back, ’ as Paul said, if not into perdition at least into marital paralysis. I am not saying you shouldn’t be very careful about something as significant and serious as marriage… Yes, there are cautions and considerations to make, but once there has been genuine illumination, beware the temptation to retreat from a good thing. If it was right when you prayed about it and trusted it and lived for it, it is right now. Don’t give up when the pressure mounts. Jeffrey R. Holland
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You need to know that you are doing the right thing. A relationship needs to feel right, not just for you but for your mate as well. If you have any doubt, do not get married. This is advice that Vanja Džames, the author of the book Marriage is Forever, shares with her readers. She advises you to put out of your mind any doubts that may arise and focus on the good things that marriage brings.

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