Finding a Valued Relationship using Christian Dating Agencies
One of the most fascinating questions asked in the ChristianMingle.com series of success stories is this: Can God really use Christian dating agencies to match up people? He's God after all! Why would God need technology to bring people together?
The answer of course is that He doesn't need a computer or software or an online dating service to create happy friendships and unions. It's the people who need the assistance of technology and the dating service becomes a tool to bring about Christian meetings. God uses many tools on earth including Churches, Christian groups, and the Bible to help people keep their faith alive. It only makes sense that Christian dating agencies would be one of the many tools on earth that people can use to promote happiness.
The success stories you read on sites like ChristianMingle.com make it clear that many Christians found each other using the online dating service. Many of the stories begin with statements like, "I tried the dating service because I was tired of meeting jerks!" (or something to that effect). What they are really saying is that it's difficult to meet nice people through traditional dating venues or that it's easier to meet people you don't like as opposed to those you do.
So what do these success stories claim. Like Jason and Amanda, who met through ChristianMingle.com, there are many people still exploring their new relationships. This particular couple met online, began to flirt, and then spent time Instant Messaging. They are still trying to figure out how to eliminate the problem of distance between their homes, but both feel like a solution will become apparent. In the end this young couple believes they have each found their soulmate. Amanda writes on the site, "In February of 2009, we gave each other promise rings and we are talking about getting married within the next few years! Jason and I are SO in love and I can't wait to spend the rest of my days with him! I thank God for bringing him into my life and I thank Him for using Christian Mingle as a tool to stage our meeting! I always thought that the success stories were just propaganda to bring people into the site, but now that I've had my own success story, I see differently. I never would have met Jason if it had not been for Christ and Christian Mingle, and now I'm as happy as I've ever been!
See! God does use technology to bring about His will.
Closing the Distance
The story of Jason and Amanda is just one of hundreds of success stories of Christian dating online service experiences. In some people just met and are sharing Christian stories. In others the couples have met for a first date and are just really getting to know each other. There are also testimonials that relate dating stories that led to marriage and the merging of families. Each story is unique and shows that it is possible to meet your Christian soul mate or a new Christian friend using a Christian dating websites.
Some of the benefits of turning to an online service are obvious. For one thing you are able to meet Christians living in many different locations. You are not limited to just Christians in your area...unless you choose to do so. One of the problems Christians looking for a committed Christian relationship come across is the difficulty of meeting good prospects in their immediate area. No one ever said your soulmate would be living within driving distance!
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