Today I make the following covenant before God.
I will only seek to court a man when my father gives his permission to court that man and I will honor his rules for courting . (Genesis 29:15-20, Exodus 22:16-17)
I will not make provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof by allowing myself to be alone with any man that I am not married to unless he is my close blood relative. (Romans 13:14)
I will guard my heart and save not only physical intimacy, but emotional intimacy as well for marriage and I will not awaken the type of love God meant only for marriage until I am married. (Proverbs 4:23, Song of Solomon 2:7)
I will not follow my heart or feelings in seeking my future husband as it may deceive me. Instead I will seek the Holy Spirit’s guidance as well as the guidance of my parents and other Christian elders as they follow Christ. (Proverbs 1:8,Proverbs 11:14,John 16:13)
I will not date because dating is led by the heart, not the spirit, it can often awaken the kind of love only meant for marriage and it makes provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.
“I will only court when I am able to marry”. This means she can get married directly after menstruation. Unfortunately, many young women will wait until their 30s to get married. Such a shame that young girls are taught that they shouldn’t get married until they are much older (30s). For the first time in human history, people look down upon teen (or even pre-teen) marriage. This is wrong and unbiblical. Oh, and if you’re concerned about the “pshycology” of this issue, then I suggest you read Dr. Robert Epstein’s book “Teen 2.0”.