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How do you know when you have found the person that you should marry? Some say that you should just trust God to lead that special person to you or lead you to him or her. Others believe that God will show you your spouse when you meet him or her. I believe the answer lies somewhere in the middle. Let's look at what the Bible says about acquiring a spouse.

(Proverbs 18:22 NKJ) He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

I would like to focus in on the word "finds." This implies that the man searches for the wife. Also note that the one who finds a wife, which is good, gets favor from the Lord. In other words, finding a good wife is an indication that a man has received grace of favor from God.

God blesses what we do. A man will seek a wife and will find one. God blesses the man's activities by him finding a wife. See also the following:

Psalm 119:105-The word of God can direct us as we search for a wife

Matthew 7:7-We will find a wife if we seek

Joshua 1:8-The importance of God's word and success and prosperity

The point that I want to make is that I believe that a wife is not going to simply appear. It is very unlikely that you can go on with your life and do nothing to look for a wife and then expect one to show up. I believe that the spouse must be pursued both before marriage and after the wedding this pursuit is active and involves many things that you may take for granted. In order for you to find a good wife (or husband for the woman), that potential spouse must somehow get your attention. This leads us to the realm of attractiveness.