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The Cost of Testing People: Delay in Marriage

Beloved of God, testing people in relationships often creates unnecessary delays in marital settlement. Instead of allowing clarity to grow through honest conversations and godly counsel, you choose hidden trials that confuse both you and the other person. This confusion slows down commitment.

Testing produces instability. Marriage requires emotional safety, but testing introduces uncertainty. When one person feels examined rather than embraced, progress becomes difficult. What could have matured naturally is forced into delay because trust is replaced with suspicion.
God does not build marriage on tests but on truth, alignment, and covenant understanding. When you test people, you interrupt the flow of divine order in relationships. Delay is not always spiritual warfare; sometimes it is the consequence of unhealthy patterns.

Scripture: Proverbs 21:5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

Assessment: Are you creating delays in your relationship by testing instead of pursuing clarity and godly alignment?

Prince Victor Matthew 

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