beautiful side that accompanies an honest “Yes” to the question, “Do you have a track record of solving problems biblically?” Positive patterns also remain when you get married. If you have faced even small rough spots together and yet have seen honesty, compassion, kindness, patience, and trust grow between you, then you have reason to expect that God’s Spirit will continue to work these fruits of the Spirit into your lives. We need to highlight two other aspects of growing Christian maturity. First,