"Online dating is where desperate people go - God won't meet me there."
How it sounds in your head: You want a 'God story' like the couples who met at church camp or through mutual friends. Swiping on apps feels unspiritual and desperate, like you're not trusting God's plan. Real Christians meet organically, right?
"A man's heart plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps."
-- Proverbs 16:9Religious pride creating hierarchy of 'holy' meeting stories versus 'worldly' ones.
All the engagement stories you hear at church are cute 'God moments' and nobody's testimony starts with 'we matched on Bumble.' It feels like you're taking matters into your own hands instead of waiting on God.
An angel told Philip to go to a random desert road (sounds crazy), and there just 'happened' to be an Ethiopian reading Isaiah in his chariot. God orchestrated a divine appointment in the middle of nowhere using the most unlikely logistics.
I REFUSE the lie that God can't meet me through modern means. IT IS WRITTEN that I can plan my way but the LORD directs my steps - including my swipes, my apps, my daily decisions. God is not limited by my methods or intimidated by technology. IT IS WRITTEN that the steps of the godly are ordered by the Lord. The same God who sent Philip to a random desert road can orchestrate a divine collision through an algorithm. I am the seed of Abraham and the BARAK blessing follows me into every space, including online.
Your Father is laughing at the idea that He's limited to church lobbies and coffee shops. He's already in the app, already knows which profile, already orchestrating the match that will make you shake your head at how perfectly He writes love stories in the 21st century.