Let’s Pray

One piece of dating advice I’ve heard over the years is to keep your intentions to yourself when you first start dating someone. While wisdom and discernment are important, hiding your intentions can create confusion and unnecessary assumptions.

If you desire a Christ-centered relationship, why not make that clear from the beginning?

Praying together on a first date may sound unconventional to some, but it communicates something important: God is not an afterthought in your life. He is the foundation.

Prayer sets the tone for the relationship. It invites God into the conversation, demonstrates spiritual maturity, and provides insight into what truly matters to the other person. You can learn a lot about someone's priorities by their willingness—or unwillingness—to seek God's guidance.

Now, praying together doesn't guarantee compatibility, but it does provide clarity. If someone is uncomfortable with the idea of acknowledging God at the beginning of a relationship, that's valuable information. Their response may reveal where they are spiritually and what they are ultimately looking for.

The goal of dating isn't simply to find someone you enjoy spending time with. It's to discern whether this is someone you can pursue Christ with.

So before you discuss careers, hobbies, goals, and future plans, consider doing something simple:

Pray. Prayer reveals priorities. If God is truly first, don't wait months to find out.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight." — Proverbs 3:5–6