3 Signs God Is Telling You NOT to Move On from Someone

1. If You Are Being Tempted to Run Away Because of Your Own Fears Rather Than the Other Person’s Faults, This Is Often a Sign the Lord Is Telling You to Not Move On From This Person

Certainly assess people carefully (Proverbs 12:26). All too often, however, Christian singles end their relationship with someone or end the possibility of their relationship with this person because they have insecurities and fears inside of their own heart that have nothing to do with this other person.

2. If You Are Tempted to Move On Because Your Relationship with this Person Is in the Confusing Grey Area and You Are Just Tired of It, This Is Often a Sign the Lord Is Telling You Not to Move On

This confusion, this ambiguity, this uncertainty of where this relationship or potential relationship is headed is all very normal. Yes, sometimes it just needs to end if it lingers too long and there is no end in site to the confusion. But just because you get confused about your future with someone does not mean God is telling you to move on.

Sometimes you just need to hang in there. Sometimes you need to live in the confusion for a while. Sometimes God is building your character, building your patience, and building your ability to hear his voice during hard times. If you run too quickly you may be missing out on something good God wants for you (Romans 5:3-5).

3. If You Want to Run from This Person Because They Are Challenging You to Be the Person You Know God Has Called You to Be, This Is a Sign the Lord Does Not Want You to Move On

As Proverbs 27:17 explains, “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” This sharpening process is usually painful. When you sharpen a blade, you are literally removing parts of that blade to refine its edge. To make it sharper you have to remove tiny fragments so the metal gets pointed and refined rather than remaining dull and bulky. When our very