Does Compatibility Matter?

There are websites today that offer assistance in finding a soulmate, one with whom compatibility is more or less assured. How is this done? There are compatibility tests and personality profiles which can be administered by a trained Christian pastor or counselor.

However these tests do not guarantee relationship success, for they cannot measure truth and honesty. The reason for relationships’ failure is that conflict takes dominance over compatibilities. Every relationship has incompatibilities, but if these become predominant, the relationship is in danger of failing.

It’s imperative to recapture the positive attributes of the one you have loved and cherished. Refuse to focus on issues of incompatibility, and instead, embrace areas where you are compatible. Listen, as Ephesians 2:4 advises you to “be completely humble and gentle, patiently bearing with one another in love and peace.” 

Commit yourself to God’s way.  

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[Jesus prayed,] “I have given them the glory that you gave me, [Father,] so that they may be one, just as we are one, I in union with them and you in union with me, so they may be perfectly united.”

~John 17: 22-23 Williams – New Testament in the Language of the People

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Rethinking Your Plans vs. God's Plan

Have you ever awakened from a dream that was so vivid you could never forget it? Jacob awakened from such a dream and realized God had spoken to him directly. Listen to his response. “Surely the Lord is in this place and I was not aware of it. How awesome is this place! This is the house of God, the gateway to heaven.”

 

This dream made him rethink his life. At some level Jacob knew what he deserved, but God’s mercy and patience gave him hope for a new identity that he could never obtain on his own. God offered redemption rather than punishment, hope rather than despair. This is certainly what Jacob needed to replace his grabbing, greedy attitude.

Jacob’s dream was from God. The message was profound, never to be forgotten. He took the stone where he had slept and placed it as a marker, poured oil on it and named it Bethel, “House of God”. Jacob’s redemption took a significant step, never to be reversed. He at last was becoming God’s man.