5 Beautiful Bible Verses for Engagement

Isaiah 62:5 - “For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your sons marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.”

This is also a time to reflect on God’s abundant love for you. As a groom rejoices over his bride, God rejoices over you. This is great love and forever commitment. Christ has made a covenant with us and we are His forever. During engagement, take time to ponder how wonderful it is that Jesus pursued your heart and made a way for you to be with Him, forever free from death and sin.

Proverbs 12:15 - “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But a wise man is he who listens to counsel.”

Engagement is a time of learning and listening from successful, godly marriages. It is a season to soak in the knowledge and experiences from others. Having a mentor couple or a pastor lead you through pre-marital counseling, reading books, and having accountability partners are wise additions to getting ready to meet your future spouse at the altar. Everything aesthetic for the wedding can be done, but if we neglect our hearts and learning, we neglect a very important tool of preparation.

The Lord tells us that a wise man listens to counsel. We are foolish to think that we will know all the answers in marriage and we know how to “do things right.” There is great maturity and wisdom when we can listen to how other Christian married couples have kept Jesus at the center of their marriages, adjusted to newlywed life, set up boundaries, achieved practical tasks, and handled conflict. There is such a beautiful benefit to preparing for marriage with mentors who have Christ-like wisdom to pass on. We can avoid heartache and conflicts that they faced by just listening and applying what they share.

As you get ready for your wedding day, spend time praying that it will be a time where all who witness the marriage will see the gospel through your commitment to one another. The Lord loves to use marriages and weddings to point others to His eternal love and salvation. This is a time of transition and God will meet you in the midst of it.

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Emma Danzey’s mission in life stems from Ephesians 3:20-21, to embrace the extraordinary. One of her greatest joys is to journey with the Lord in His Scriptures. She is wife to Drew and mom to Graham. Emma serves alongside her husband in ministry, she focuses most of her time in the home, but loves to provide articles on the Bible, life questions, and Christian lifestyle. Her article on Interracial Marriage was the number 1 on Crosswalk in 2021. Most recently, Emma released Treasures for Tots, (Scripture memory songs) and multiple books and devotionals for young children. During her ministry career, Emma has released Wildflower: Blooming Through Singleness, two worship EP albums, founded and led Polished Conference Ministries, and ran the Refined Magazine. You can view her articles on her blog at emmadanzey.wordpress.com and check out her Instagram @Emmadanzey.