• Vetting a potential partner: A step-by-step framework — spiritual criteria first, natural compatibility second, then your trusted community — for determining if someone is worth moving forward with.

• Spiritual alignment as the starting line: Why being equally yoked isn’t optional, and what it really means to have a “present-tense” relationship with God.

• The perfect triangle: The Genesis blueprint: Adam had his own relationship with God, Eve had hers, and then God introduced them to each other — and why that order changes everything.

• Bring your tribe in: Why keeping your relationship secret from your trusted circle is a red flag — and why you have to be willing to hear “no.”

• Already married to an unbeliever: How to prioritize your spouse, win them over through your lifestyle, and give God room to work on their heart.

• Sexual purity in practice: Practical, honest guidance on managing desire, setting boundaries, and knowing yourself well enough to stay out of trouble.

• The first question to ask about anyone you’re dating: Do they have a present-tense relationship with God? Not “they used to go to church,” not “they’re thinking about it” — right now.

• God put Adam to sleep so that Eve would open her eyes and see God first. Both partners need their own relationship with Him before they get introduced to each other.

• If you’re afraid to introduce the person you’re dating to your God-fearing tribe, that fear is telling you something. In a multitude of counselors, there is safety.

• Abuse, Abandonment, and Adultery — the 3 A’s — are the biblically grounded reasons God gives space to exit a marriage.

• When it comes to sexual purity, the Bible’s standard isn’t a checklist. It’s “don’t light the fire.” Whatever arouses you — movies, songs, situations — don’t start it if you can’t finish it righteously.

• You don’t need a rulebook if you love God enough not to want to sin. Know yourself, set drastic boundaries, and lean into the grace of the Holy Spirit.

Scripture Referenced

• Genesis 2: God put Adam to sleep when He made Eve — so she would open her eyes and see God first. Both partners are meant to have their own relationship with Him before being introduced to each other.

• 2 Corinthians 6:14: “Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers.” A believer must be with another believer — not someone who used to go to church, or who is thinking about it someday.

• Proverbs 11:14: “In a multitude of counselors, there is safety.” Bring your trusted, God-fearing circle into your relationship decisions.

• 1 Peter 3:1 (Amp): “Be submissive to your own husbands… so that even if some do not believe the Word of God, they may be won over to Christ without discussion by the godly lives of their wives.”

• Song of Solomon: “Don’t awaken my love until it’s time.” As a single person, don’t do what arouses you if you don’t have the right to see it through.

• Matthew 5:29–30: “If your right eye offends you, pluck it out.” Take drastic measures — don’t try to manage temptation, eliminate the source.

• 1 Corinthians 7:1: “It is good for a man not to touch a woman.” In the original Greek, “touch” means to inflame. Don’t put the pilot light on.

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The Blueprint with George &  April Davis is a conversation about the principles that build strong lives, strong families, strong leaders, and strong ministries. Drawing from decades of ministry, leadership, and life experience, they share the wisdom and practical insights that help people build their lives on a solid foundation.