Jesus made it clear when He said that no one comes to the Father except through Him. That statement doesn’t only apply to salvation; it applies to how we live once we claim His name. If we say we believe in God, then we also believe in the One God sent and the Word He left us to follow. Faith is not just belief—it is alignment.

Scripture tells us that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. That means our “house” does not belong to us alone. God dwells there. When we understand this, we begin to see why sexual union is not casual in God’s eyes. It is spiritual, not just physical. What we allow into our temple matters.

Marriage, from a biblical standpoint, is not just a legal agreement or a romantic milestone. It is a covenant made before God. A covenant is sacred. When a man and woman stand before God and commit themselves to one another, they are saying, “I give myself fully—spirit, soul, and body—under God’s authority.” God honors covenants because they reflect His own faithful nature.

Outside of that covenant, sexual union becomes a joining without covering. Scripture tells us that when two people come together sexually, they become one flesh. When that happens without covenant, we are spiritually joining ourselves to people without God’s blessing or protection over that union. Over time, this creates confusion, soul ties, emotional damage, and spiritual warfare that many people don’t realize they are experiencing.

A lot of believers struggle not because God has abandoned them, but because they are unintentionally violating the order He established. When we repeatedly join ourselves to others without covenant, we are telling God—often without realizing it—that we do not honor our house the way He does. And God will not bless what He did not ordain.

This is why so many people feel spiritually blocked, restless, or constantly battling confusion in relationships. Disobedience opens doors. Not because God is punishing us, but because stepping outside His protection exposes us to things we were never meant to carry alone.

God sees farther than we can see. He understands outcomes we cannot predict. That is why discernment is so important. We are not meant to rely on our emotions or physical desires to choose our partners. We are meant to seek God and allow Him to reveal whether a person is truly meant to walk with us in covenant.

When God gives His approval—when He confirms a union in the spirit and aligns it with His Word—then marriage becomes a place of blessing, stability, and growth. This divine order is not restrictive; it is protective. It guards hearts, preserves purpose, and prevents the kind of wounds that often lead to broken homes and divorce.

Many divorces don’t begin at the altar—they begin long before, when people form unions without God, ignore red flags, or choose passion over obedience. God’s design for marriage was never meant to trap us; it was meant to keep us whole.

Obedience to God is not about perfection. It is about humility. It is about recognizing that we do not see the full picture and trusting the One who does. When we honor our temple and respect covenant, we position ourselves to receive what God is truly trying to give us—peace, clarity, and lasting fruit.

This conversation is not about condemnation. It is about understanding spiritual order. God’s ways are not arbitrary. They are intentional. And when we choose to walk in them, we don’t lose anything—we gain protection, discernment, and alignment with His will.

Keeping our temple holy is not about denying love; it is about honoring the kind of love God intended—one that is rooted in covenant, covered by Him, and built to last.