Welcome back to a new week on the podcast. Our next question comes from an engaged man. Evan is his name

Who writes and ask this pastor John? I'm getting married in exactly a hundred days from now

I'm 21 years old my bride-to-be Emily is 18. I am a student ministry's intern at my church

We met last March and began a long-distance relationship after we met when her college trip and my student ministry retreat overlapped at a camp

Between our states in Wyoming

We have clearly felt God lead us to be married in our mentors church leaders parents and close friends have affirmed our decision to be married

I'm excited to take on the role of loving a woman like Christ at the church

But as the day draws nearer and nearer

I am made more and more aware of my need for wisdom and help to become a husband capable of

Loving my wife well

I'll be re-listening to all of the episodes on marriage

But with all that being said what advice do you have for me? What are the most important questions?

We need to ask and likely are not asking due to the rushing excitement of the engagement phase

What would you say pastor John to Evan and to his?

Viance oh the first thing I want to do is send him over to desiringah.org to download a document called

Questions to ask when preparing for marriage

The more issues you can talk about

Now together before marriage the better

It's far more

frustrating and threatening to think of something after you're married that you should have talked about

before which leads me to the

Second thing I would say besides go get the document don't shy away

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